Richard Taylor Art
American, b. 1730
Richard Taylor creates in his Milwaukee Riverwest studio. His artwork is both 2- and 3-dimensional, ranging from site-specific outdoor sculpture to paintings on canvas, to the fusion of painting and sculpture. He shows in galleries across the country, and has completed dozens of commissions for corporations, hospitals and municipalities nationwide.
Influences on his work include music, poetry, and urban existence. Source material varies from postage stamps, found objects and signage to alphabets, numbers and literature. He plays the saxophone and is very influenced by both jazz and classical music.
He served as the artist-in-residence for Quad/Graphics, a national printer, for eleven years, painting huge murals and creating site-specific sculptures. He has taught part-time at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and continues to be an avid student of Art History.
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Artist: Richard Taylor
Stories - Kenilworth
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Oil
Nude Girl Epiphany Playboy Cartoon - Women's Liberation Moment
By Richard Taylor
Located in Miami, FL
Richard Taylor is one of the great Cartoonists. He is celebrated for his dry sense of humor and skill in depicting people in subtle narratives. His instantly recognizable style is ...
Category
1960s Conceptual Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil
Window 7
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Window 7 is from a series of 7 painted aluminum wall sculptures. These wall sculptures are abstractions on the windows we use in our daily lives. We look into windows as well as out ...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Artist Painting Nude Women in Artist Studio - Perhaps Playboy Cartoon
By Richard Taylor
Located in Miami, FL
"Harry has no interest in mundane pleasures." Enter the mind of a mid-century American/ Canadian Artist. The theme of Artist and Model has been used for centuries but Richard Taylor ( R. Taylor ) clearly has his own humorous style. The Taylor girl is easily recognizable with oversized heavy-lidded oval eyes and curvaceous body shapes. Taylor is in the Charles Addams...
Category
1970s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Ace Hotel
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Ace Hotel is a wall sculpture fabricated in welded aluminum and painted in enamel paints. It is comprised of four sections which give the appearance of one, unified piece when instal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Nude Girls Dance Playboy cartoon "They Say Every Little Gesture Has Meaning
By Richard Taylor
Located in Miami, FL
"They Say Every Little Gesture Has a Meaning", Playboy cartoon illustration, August 1968
Pen and watercolor on board
12.5 x 9.5 in. (image)
Signed...
Category
1960s American Realist Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Art Lovers and Art Critics Analyzing Obscene Painting. Cartoon
By Richard Taylor
Located in Miami, FL
Cartoonist Richard Taylor was trained in academic art. He frequently comments on abstract art which was the new and radical thing at the time. "Curtis sees so much more in these thi...
Category
1940s Academic Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Ink, Board
Playboy cartoon Illustration, "For Posing, My Terms Are a Dollar an Hour, Room
By Richard Taylor
Located in Miami, FL
Put aside Richard Taylor's dry wit. Look at his masterfully rendered figures and brilliantly constructed compositions based on a two-point perspective. Clearly, he is an underrated and overlooked talent in the class of Charles Addams. Above all, Taylor, with his heavely-lidded-eyed figure, has a style of his own. An artist who has an instantly recognized style - unique to him/her is a rarity in today's artworld of derivative artists.
"For Posing, My Terms Are a Dollar an Hour, Room, and Board", Playboy cartoon illustration...
Category
1960s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Watercolor
"Golden 3" painted steel sculpture
By Richard Taylor
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Steel, gold leaf, enamel paint, varnish.
Richard Taylor says of his "Golden" sculpture series: "Gold is light, knowledge, power, sanctity, treasure, the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
Gathering 8
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Gathering sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted steel, combining organic elements with industrial elements. The wood is varied in color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Wood
Stories - Queen
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Acrylic
Sanctuary 1
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sanctuary 1 is an outdoor standing sculpture fabricated in corten steel. The sculpture stands well on its own in an open space, or if sited in front of a building will complement the...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Circus 1
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Circus 1 is a wall sculpture inspired by the playful musings of Alexander Calder’s Circus. The wit and whimsy of the circus are referred to in the colors, forms, spontaneity and move...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Small Town 5
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Small Town sculptures are table-top pieces made from rusted steel. They are durable pieces, inviting viewing from all angles, and can be placed on a table or a pedestal....
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Small Town 2
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Small Town sculptures are table-top pieces made from rusted steel. They are durable pieces, inviting viewing from all angles, and can be placed on a table or a pedestal....
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Small Town 3
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Small Town sculptures are table-top pieces made from rusted steel. They are durable pieces, inviting viewing from all angles, and can be placed on a table or a pedestal....
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Gathering 5
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Gathering sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted steel, combining organic elements with industrial elements. The wood is varied in color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Wood
Tall Shelter
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Tall Shelter is an outdoor standing sculpture fabricated in corten steel. The sculpture stands well on its own in an open space, or if sited in front of a building will complement t...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Window 2
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Window 2 is from a series of 7 painted aluminum wall sculptures. These wall sculptures are abstractions on the windows we use in our daily lives. We look into windows as well as out ...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Sylvania 13
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sylvania 13 is a painted aluminum wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculptures which e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Out West 4
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Out West 4 is from a series of wall sculptures inspired by the open spaces of sky and landscape of the American West. The landscape is abstracted to painterly and geometric forms and...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
"Golden 1" painted steel sculpture
By Richard Taylor
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Steel, gold leaf, enamel paint, varnish.
Richard Taylor says of his "Golden" sculpture series: "Gold is light, knowledge, power, sanctity, treasure, the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
Stories - Constellation
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Acrylic
Stories - Coffee
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Acrylic
Circus 2
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Circus 2 is a wall sculpture inspired by the playful musings of Alexander Calder’s Circus. The wit and whimsy of the circus are referred to in the colors, forms, spontaneity and move...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
"Golden 2" painted steel sculpture
By Richard Taylor
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Steel, gold leaf, enamel paint, varnish.
Richard Taylor says of his "Golden" sculpture series: "Gold is light, knowledge, power, sanctity, treasure, the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
Out West 2
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Out West 2 is from a series of wall sculptures inspired by the open spaces of sky and landscape of the American West. The landscape is abstracted to painterly and geometric forms and...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Window 4
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Window 4 is from a series of 7 painted aluminum wall sculptures. These wall sculptures are abstractions on the windows we use in our daily lives. We look into windows as well as out ...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Window 3
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Window 3 is from a series of 7 painted aluminum wall sculptures. These wall sculptures are abstractions on the windows we use in our daily lives. We look into windows as well as out ...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Small Town 4
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Small Town sculptures are table-top pieces made from rusted steel. They are durable pieces, inviting viewing from all angles, and can be placed on a table or a pedestal....
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Small Town 1
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Small Town sculptures are table-top pieces made from rusted steel. They are durable pieces, inviting viewing from all angles, and can be placed on a table or a pedestal....
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Gathering 9
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Gathering sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted steel, combining organic elements with industrial elements. The wood is varied in color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Wood
Gathering 7
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Gathering sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted steel, combining organic elements with industrial elements. The wood is varied in color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Wood
Gathering 3
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My series of Gathering sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted steel, combining organic elements with industrial elements. The wood is varied in color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Wood
madame, MONSIEUR!
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Madame, MONSIEUR! is a wall sculpture fabricated in welded aluminum and painted in enamel paints. It is comprised of four sections which give the appearance of one, unified piece whe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Stories - Water Tower
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Oil
Stories - Suit
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Acrylic
Stories - Runner
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Oil
Stories - Roosters
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Oil
Stories - Key
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Acrylic
Stories - Janitor
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Oil
Stories - Gazelle
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Oil
Stories - Clock
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Oil
Campbell Apartment
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Campbell Apartment is a wall sculpture fabricated in welded aluminum and painted in enamel paints. It is comprised of five sections which give the appearance of one, unified piece wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Amulet 5
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Amulet 5 is a painted aluminum wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculptures which exis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
$1,400
Amulet 4
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Amulet 4 is a painted aluminum wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculptures which exis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Solar System 4
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Solar System 4 is a painted aluminum and wood wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Solar System 3
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Solar System 3 is a painted aluminum and wood wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Solar System 2
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Solar System 2 is a painted aluminum and wood wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Solar System 1
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Solar System 1 is a painted aluminum and wood wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Sylvania 14
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sylvania 14 is a painted aluminum wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculptures which e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Sylvania 4
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sylvania 4 is a painted aluminum wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculptures which ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Sylvania 2
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sylvania 2 is a painted aluminum wall sculpture. It is light weight and easily installed with a single wall anchor, which is included. It is from a series of wall sculptures which ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Stories - Plug
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Acrylic
Stories - Mechanic
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
My Stories Paintings tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I am searching for objects left behind by others, I am making draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Acrylic
Sanctuary 2
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sanctuary 2 is an outdoor standing sculpture fabricated in corten steel. The sculpture stands well on its own in an open space, or if sited in front of a building will complement the...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Out West 3
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Out West 3 is from a series of wall sculptures inspired by the open spaces of sky and landscape of the American West. The landscape is abstracted to painterly and geometric forms and...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Out West 1
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Out West 1 is from a series of wall sculptures inspired by the open spaces of sky and landscape of the American West. The landscape is abstracted to painterly and geometric forms and...
Category
2010s Abstract Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Metal
Inquisitive Man with Long Neck - Giraffe Man. Humor Cartoon
By Richard Taylor
Located in Miami, FL
Giraffe Man. A man's acute inquisitive nature creates an unexpected physical change.
Initialed R. T. lower left . Framed under glass. Framed size 13.5 x 10.38
Source: Biography f...
Category
1950s Surrealist Richard Taylor Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 19, 2025Richard Taylor is famous for his artwork. He is well-known for producing pieces that combine three-dimensional sculptural metal forms with various paint applications. The American artist has produced commissions for many organizations, including the Mayo Clinic and Southwestern Illinois College, as well as for cities such as Beaverton, Oregon; Atlanta, Georgia; and Green Bay, Wisconsin. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Richard Taylor art.