Flight of Pelicans

Edgar Dorsey Taylor

Edgar Dorsey Taylor did four portfolios of woodcuts between 1959 and 1969, all in small editions. This woodcut is from the first portfolio, title "The Gulf of California", printed in an edition of 25, plus a few artist's proofs. The location was in the Baja, California in Mexico.

They were printed in his studio by Taylor on handmade Hosho paper. There was a 1961 exhibition of Taylor's woodcuts at the Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute in San Antonio, Texas, March 12 through April 15.

California born Edgar Dorsey Taylor had studied in Munich with Hans Hoffman in the late 1920s before returning to the U.S. to teach. Taylor's interest in German Expressionism is evident in his bold compositions.