Edwin Lynn M. Taggart (1905 - 1994)

Born 23 Apr 1905 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Jul 1994 at age 89 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Edwin Lynn M. Taggart, son of John Francis Taggart & Louisa Wilson, was born on the 23 Apr 1905 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. He passed away on the 1 Jul 1994 in Washington, DC.

• In 1925, Edwin wins the Indiana State Fair Art show.^[1]

• In 1926, the Palladium newspaper of Richmond publishes an article about Edwin putting on an elaborate party for Maria Conway Osborne^[2]

• Edwin served as Assistant (1930-1932)^[3]and after as Assistant Curator of Egyptology, Brooklyn Museum Dept of Egyptology (1932-1936).^[3][4][5]

• In 1942, Edwin enlisted in the Army at Ft Jay, Governors Island, New York and served until 1945.^[6] Edwin is indicated to be living with dependents at the time of his enlistment in 1942 (New York?).^[6]

• Worked at Tiffany & Co. New York

• Though he resided in Alabama at the time of his death^[7][8], Edwin passed away in Washington, D.C. in 1994.^[9]

Brooklyn Museum Dept of Egyptology (1930-1936)

Edwin traveled to Brussels in 1932 and met with notables including the Queen of England (see Letter to Tag below).^[10] and again in 1938 from Naples, Italy^[11] lastly after the war in 1949 (destination unknown).^[12]

Dept of Egyptology Archives

• Announcement of Edwin Taggart to broadcast on WNYC Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana 23 Jan 1931, Fri Page 4
• Artist Society found a haven in Grant Studio The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York, 19 Jan 1936, Sun Page 66
• Museum opens Egyptian Collections to the Public The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York 21 May 1933, Sun Page 26

• Brooklyn Museum Letters (misc search) - Edwin L. M. Taggart

Museum Letters

RECALLING LE CORBUSIER

One of the limited benefits of aging is reminiscence (A Corbusier Portfolio, by David Gebhard, July 5). For me, there is the memory of a quiet dinner party in the mid-1930's at which Le Corbusier and I were guests.

Over drinks before dinner, I was invited to try out the Corbusier chaise longue of which our hosts were so proud. I seem to remember that it was a bit more simple than the one illustrated in Mr. Gebhard's article, and, I think, more handsome. I found it extremely comfortable and expressed admiration for the engineering of its lateral mobility. But - I was very young -I felt obliged to point out that comfort was confined to a single position, flat on one's back. EDWIN L. M. TAGGART

New York City.^[13]

Edwin Lynn Taggart, a bachelor, was for many years associated with the Metropolitan Museum and Brooklyn Museum, now at Tiffany's has kept up his contracts with Wilson in the area of art.^[14]

Letters to Tag

Edwin wrote a letter to his brother Tag in 1933 describing his travels to Brussels and England.

A second letter dated 1937:

Sources

• Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historical Monuments in War Areas The Roberts Commission, 1943-1946 - www.fold3.com/image/114/270257828?xid=1945
• Records of the Foreign Exchange Depository Group of the Office of the Finance Adviser, OMGUS, 1944-1950 - www.fold3.com/image/303988978?xid=1945
• Records of the Foreign Exchange Depository Group of the Office of the Finance Adviser, OMGUS, 1944-1950 - www.fold3.com/image/304069837?terms=Edwin%20Taggart&
  xid=1945
  
• Who Was Who in American Art. Compiled from the original thirty-four volumes of American Art Annual: Who's Who in Art, Biographies of American Artists Active from 1898-1947. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1985. (WhAmArt 1) Who Was Who in American Art. 400 years of artists in America. Second edition. Three volumes. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999. (WhAmArt 2)

1. ↑ Edwin L M Taggart art wins at 1925 Indiana State Fair The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana 08 Sep 1925, Tue Page 13
2. ↑ Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana 21 Jun 1926, Mon Page 4
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Guide to the Records of the Department of Egyptian, Classical,and Ancient Near Eastern Art Page 5 of 71
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/88807683/person/48577864406/facts
5. ↑ CAPART TO DISCUSS EGYPTIAN ART AT FOGG BEGINNING MAY 4, Harvard, 1931
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RN-MHX : 5 December 2014), Edwin L Taggart, enlisted 11 Sep 1942, Ft Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106767746/edwin-lynn-taggart : accessed 21 October 2021), memorial page for Edwin Lynn Taggart (23 Apr 1905–1 Jul 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106767746, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Paul Hays (contributor 47393402)
8. ↑ Letter from Edwin to Harold dated Mar 21 1965 confirms Edwin resided in Alabama -gf
9. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
10. ↑ New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
11. ↑ New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
12. ↑ U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966
13. ↑ New York Times Magazine RECALLING LE CORBUSIER
14. ↑ Harold Francis Taggart 1964