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Frederick Bourchier Taylor BIOGRAPHY
1906 Ottawa, Ontario - 1987 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Known for: Portrait and landscape painting, printmaking, sculpture, teaching.
Frederick Bourchier Taylor B.Arch., RCA, CPE, CSGA, FCA, AAO, AAM, ARIBA, MRAIC, PQAA (1906 - 1987). "… Leonard looked at Fred, who had one eye closed, the other squinting along the sight line of his... Read full biography
Frederick Bourchier Taylor B.Arch., RCA, CPE, CSGA, FCA, AAO, AAM, ARIBA, MRAIC, PQAA (1906 - 1987). "… Leonard looked at Fred, who had one eye closed, the other squinting along the sight line of his swiveling, 12-gauge Franchi shotgun. The last thing that Leonard remembered were the barrels... Read full biography
Frederick Bourchier Taylor B.Arch., RCA, CPE, CSGA, FCA, AAO, AAM, ARIBA, MRAIC, PQAA (1906 - 1987). "… Leonard looked at Fred, who had one eye closed, the other squinting along the sight line of his swiveling, 12-gauge Franchi shotgun. The last thing that Leonard remembered were the barrels pointing at him as Fred squeezed the trigger. Leonard slumped bleeding to the ground, shot in the face and upper body." (1). The lines above are not taken from a Dashiell Hammett detective story nor are... Read full biography
Frederick Bourchier Taylor B.Arch., RCA, CPE, CSGA, FCA, AAO, AAM, ARIBA, MRAIC, PQAA (1906 - 1987). "… Leonard looked at Fred, who had one eye closed, the other squinting along the sight line of his swiveling, 12-gauge Franchi shotgun. The last thing that Leonard remembered were the barrels pointing at him as Fred squeezed the trigger. Leonard slumped bleeding to the ground, shot in the face and upper body." (1). The lines above are not taken from a Dashiell Hammett detective story nor are they a scene from a gangster movie; they are supposedly a true account of an encounter between two very prominent Canadian artists - Leonard Brooks (see AskART) and Frederick Bourchier Taylor. The non-fatal shooting on December 9, 1969, reported at the... Read full biography
Frederick Bourchier Taylor B.Arch., RCA, CPE, CSGA, FCA, AAO, AAM, ARIBA, MRAIC, PQAA (1906 - 1987). "… Leonard looked at Fred, who had one eye closed, the other squinting along the sight line of his swiveling, 12-gauge Franchi shotgun. The last thing that Leonard remembered were the barrels pointing at him as Fred squeezed the trigger. Leonard slumped bleeding to the ground, shot in the face and upper body." (1). The lines above are not taken from a Dashiell Hammett detective story nor are they a scene from a gangster movie; they are supposedly a true account of an encounter between two very prominent Canadian artists - Leonard Brooks (see AskART) and Frederick Bourchier Taylor. The non-fatal shooting on December 9, 1969, reported at the time as "a hunting accident", is now believed by some to have been precipitated by Brooks' perceived lack of... Read full biography
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Frederick Bourchier Taylor B.Arch., RCA, CPE, CSGA, FCA, AAO, AAM, ARIBA, MRAIC, PQAA (1906 - 1987)
"… Leonard looked at Fred, who had one eye closed, the other squinting along the sight line of his swiveling, 12-gauge Franchi shotgun. The last thing that Leonard remembered were the barrels pointing at him as Fred squeezed the trigger. Leonard slumped bleeding to the ground, shot in the face and upper body." (1)
The lines above are not taken from a Dashiell Hammett detective story nor are they a scene from a gangster movie; they are supposedly a true account of an encounter between two very prominent Canadian artists - Leonard Brooks (see AskART) and Frederick Bourchier Taylor. The non-fatal shootin...But wait, there's more...
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