John Bigelow Taylor
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John Bigelow Taylor, based in New York City
, is a photographer of works of art
and, along with his partner, Dianne Dubler, is known for photographic essays on diverse subjects.
, Afghanistan
and Nepal
they documented people and locations. Taylor's travels through Asia also introduced him to Tibetan and Buddhist culture and provided him the opportunity to travel with, and photograph, the Dalai Lama
.
After their travels in Asia, and with the help of Gillett Griffin, then curator of pre-Columbian art
at Princeton University Art Museum
, Taylor and Dubler expanded their range of photographic subjects to include antiquities, works of art, commercial work, architecture and interiors, and jewelry. Their first book, Within the Underworld Sky, was published in 1984.
Taylor has also collaborated with the late Paul Gottlieb, then editor-in-chief at Harry N. Abrams, on a series of books which included Waddesdon Manor : The Heritage of a Rothschild House, a one-year study of Ferdinand James von Rothschild
's Waddesdon Manor
, Gold Without Boundaries, featuring sculpture and gold work for Daniel Brush http://www.danielbrush.com/book.html, The Cycladic Spirit, highlighting the art
and landscape of the Greek Cycladic period, based on the Goulandris Collection
in Athens, and The White House Collection of American Crafts with Hillary Clinton.
Taylor and Dubler also specialize in jewelry photography as demonstrated in photographs of Elizabeth Taylor
's collection for Simon & Schuster's
My Love Affair With Jewelry.
He collaborated with others on The Inka Empire.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, is a photographer of works of art
Work of art
A work of art, artwork, art piece, or art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation.The term "a work of art" can apply to:*an example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture*a fine work of architecture or landscape design...
and, along with his partner, Dianne Dubler, is known for photographic essays on diverse subjects.
Career
In 1972, John Bigelow Taylor and his partner, Dianne Dubler, embarked on a journey throughout southern Asia. While living in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
and Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
they documented people and locations. Taylor's travels through Asia also introduced him to Tibetan and Buddhist culture and provided him the opportunity to travel with, and photograph, the Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
.
After their travels in Asia, and with the help of Gillett Griffin, then curator of pre-Columbian art
Pre-Columbian art
Pre-Columbian art is the visual arts of indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, North, Central, and South Americas until the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and the time period marked by Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas....
at Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University Art Museum
The Princeton University Art Museum is Princeton University's gallery of art, located in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1882, it now houses over 72,000 works of art that range from antiquity to the contemporary period...
, Taylor and Dubler expanded their range of photographic subjects to include antiquities, works of art, commercial work, architecture and interiors, and jewelry. Their first book, Within the Underworld Sky, was published in 1984.
Taylor has also collaborated with the late Paul Gottlieb, then editor-in-chief at Harry N. Abrams, on a series of books which included Waddesdon Manor : The Heritage of a Rothschild House, a one-year study of Ferdinand James von Rothschild
Ferdinand James von Rothschild
Ferdinand James Anselm Freiherr von Rothschild was an English art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers...
's Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. The house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild . Since this was the preferred style of the Rothschilds it became also known as...
, Gold Without Boundaries, featuring sculpture and gold work for Daniel Brush http://www.danielbrush.com/book.html, The Cycladic Spirit, highlighting the art
Cycladic art
Cycladic art encompasses the visual art of the ancient Cycladic civilization, which flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea from 3300 - 2000 BCE. Along with the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Cycladic people are counted among the three major Aegean cultures...
and landscape of the Greek Cycladic period, based on the Goulandris Collection
Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation - Museum of Cycladic Art is one of the great museums of Athens. It houses a magnificent collection of artifacts of Cycladic art....
in Athens, and The White House Collection of American Crafts with Hillary Clinton.
Taylor and Dubler also specialize in jewelry photography as demonstrated in photographs of Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
's collection for Simon & Schuster's
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
My Love Affair With Jewelry.
He collaborated with others on The Inka Empire.
Books
- Within the Underworld Sky: Mimbres Ceramic Art in Context, June 1984, 162 pages, ISBN 0942642112
- Pre-Columbian Art from the Ernest Erickson Collection at the American Museum of Natural History, January 1988, ISBN 0810931699
- The Cycladic Spirit: Masterpieces from the Nicholas P. Goulandris Collection, September 1991, 207 pages, ISBN 0810931699
- The Inca Empire and Its Andean Origins, October 1993, 251 pages, ISBN 1558595562
- The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance, March 1994, 424 pages, ISBN 0810931915
- The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry, September 1994, 256 pages, ISBN 0810944537
- Judith Leiber: The Artful Handbag, March 1995, 159 pages, ISBN 0810935716
- Swarovski: The Magic of Crystal, April 1995, 158 pages, ISBN 0810944545
- The White House Collection of American Crafts, April 1995, 128 pages, ISBN 0810940353
- Masterpieces of American Indian Art: From the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection, September 1995, 96 pages, ISBN 0810926288
- Learning from the Dalai Lama: Secrets of the Wheel of Time, October 1995, 40 pages, ISBN 0525450637
- Gioielli Etnici: Africa, Asia, Americhe, Oceania dalla Collezione di Colette e Jean-Pierre Ghysels, January 1996, 294 pages, ISBN 8881186101
- The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, March 1996, 344 pages, ISBN 0810963116
- Art in the Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, September 1996, 208 pages, ISBN 0810919729
- Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, September 1996, 488 pages, ISBN 0810939851
- Kenneth Jay Lane: Faking It, September 1996, 160 pages, ISBN 0810935791
- Paul J. Stankard: Homage to Nature, October 1996, 160 pages, ISBN 0810944731
- Recycled Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap, October 1996, 208 pages, ISBN 0810926660
- Mr. Bristol's Barn: With Excerpts from Mr. Blinn's Diary, March 1997, 72 pages, ISBN 0810942860
- Venetian Glass: Confections in Glass 1855-1914, March 1998, 128 pages, ISBN 0810939398
- Daniel Brush: Gold Without Boundaries, September 1998, 275 pages, ISBN 0810940183
- Schmuck: Kostbarkeiten aus Afrika, Asien, Ozeanien und Amerika aus der Sammlung Ghysels, January 1999, 287 pages, ISBN 3775708677
- Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of East Asian Art from New York Private Collections, March 1999, 195 pages, ISBN 0810963868
- Evidence: The Art of Candy Jernigan, July 1999, 176 pages, ISBN 0811823075
- Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, July 1999, 171 pages, ISBN 0815681275
- Meyer Schapiro: His Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, March 2000, 256 pages, ISBN 0810943921
- Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, September 2000, 488 pages, ISBN 0810982048
- The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry: From the Colette and Jean-Pierre Ghysels Collection, March 2001, 256 pages, ISBN 0810929937
- Waddesdon Manor: The Heritage of a Rothschild House, May 2002, 320 pages, ISBN 0810932393
- Divine Presence: Arts of India and the Himalayas, August 2003, 180 pages, ISBN 887439022X
- Cincinnati Art-Carved Furniture and Interiors, November 2003, 295 pages, ISBN 0821415115
- Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry, December 2003, 240 pages, ISBN 0743254384
- A Walk through the Ages: Chinese Archaic Art from the Sondra Landy Gross Collection, January 2004, 224 pages, ISBN 0974556106
- New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, January 2005, 629 pages, ISBN 0884011186
- Ferdinand Richardt: Drawings of America, 1855-1859, February 2007, 80 pages, ISBN 0913424129
Photographic exhibitions
- Microcosm: The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, curated by Christophe W. Mao and Judith Whitbeck, Chinese Scholar's Garden at the Staten Island Botanical Garden, April 26-28, 2002
- The Armory Wall: A Tribute to September 11, ongoing traveling exhibition