Arthur A. Taylor

Arthur A. Taylor French, b. Britain, d. 1873 An engineer by profession, Arthur A. Taylor was a major photographic innovator and supporter in the south of France. Although born in Britain, Taylor was the son of the leading industrialist in Marseilles during the second half of the 19th century, and this was the city where he would spend his entire career. Taylor was a founding member and active supporter of the Société marseillaise de photographie. Active from 1850-73, he took photographs in city parks and the surrounding countryside, as well as in Ariège and Seine-et-Oise. His invention of...