Background
Taft, Lorado was born on April 29, 1860 in Elmwood, Illinois, United States. Son of Professor Don Carlos and Mary Lucy (Foster) Taft.
Taft, Lorado was born on April 29, 1860 in Elmwood, Illinois, United States. Son of Professor Don Carlos and Mary Lucy (Foster) Taft.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1879, Master of Science, 1880. Studied Ecole des Beaux Arts, 1880-1883. Doctor of Humane Letters, Northwestern University, 1913.
The Doctor of Letters, University of Colorado, 1927. Doctor of Laws, University of Illinois, 1929.
Instructor, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1886-1907, and lecturer at the same institution, 1886-1929. Lecturer on art, university extension department, University of Chicago, 1892-1902. Professorial lecturer, same, since 1909.
Non-resident professor of art, University of Illinois, since 1919. Principal works: Solitude of the Soul, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago: Blackhawk, Oregon, Illinois. Columbus Memorial Fountain, Washington, District of Columbia.
Ferguson Fountain of the Great Lakes, Chicago. Thatcher Memorial Fountain, Denver. The Fountain of Time, Chicago.
Lincoln, Urbana, Illinois. The Pioneers, Elmwood, Illinois. Alma Mater, University of Illinois.
The Crusader (Victor Lawson Memorial). Graceland Cemetery, Chicago. Two groups, The Patriots, and The Pioneers, New State Capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Author: The History of American Sculpture, 1903. Recent Tendencies in Sculpture, 1921.
Member American Academy Arts and Letter. Member American International Assurance Apptd. Member Board of Art Advisers of Illinois, 1917 and 1929.
Member National Commn of Fine Arts, Washington, District of Columbia, 1925-1928.
Married Carrie L. Scales, October 4, 1890 (died 1892). Married second, Ada Bartlett, February 11, 1896. Children: Mary, Emily, Jessie Louise.