Joshua Taylor Dies

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Summary

Dr. Joshua C. Taylor, director of the National Museum of American Art, dies at Georgetown University Hospital. A fund for a research fellowship at NMAA was established in Dr. Taylor's name. Harry Lowe, assistant director since 1974, was designated acting director.

Subject

  • Lowe, Harry 1922-
  • Taylor, Joshua Charles 1917-
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," June 1981, p. 1, 3.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April 26, 1981

Topic

  • Art museums
  • Deaths
  • Art museum directors

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