Taylor Oughton - b. March 29, 1925, Glenside, Pennsylvania

Taylor Oughton

PAINTER, PRINTMAKER

White Chrysanthemums

Approximately 23 X 18 - oil on masonite

Originally exhibited at:

The Hanging Shop, Peddler's Village

Lahaska, PA 1969

Taylor Oughton Signature Example

Linen Mat with gold painted frame.

Taylor Oughton

PAINTER, PRINTMAKER

Taylor Oughton is a an award winning painter and illustrator. He became an illustrator by trade, and built his reputation on his commissions. 

Oughton's subject matter varies, but nature and wildlife are his primary interests. For more than 40 years, he has illustrated magazines and books. His work has been featured in publications including: Reader's Digest, Field and Stream, Holiday, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, Cosmopolitan and the Saturday Evening Post. Oughton has also designed at the Franklin Mint and for the Lenox Collectibles. His nature illustrations can be found in the Boy Scout handbook.

Oughton began to do portraits of officers while serving in the Orient during World War II.  After World War II, while still in the Marines, Oughton Realized he could make art a career.  He has won prestigious awards from the Philadelphia and New Jersey Art Directors Clubs, the Delaware Valley Artist Guild and the New York Society of Illustrators, among others.

His work can be found in the Michener Art Museum.  A special thank goes to the Museum for the biographical details above on Mr. Oughton.  If interested, please contact Waller-Yoblonsky Fine Art found on Google.  

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