Isaac Walton Taber
Illustration — Samanthy kills the rattlesnake Isaac Walton Taber (c. 1857 – February 12, 1933) was an American illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was also known as "Walton Taber." As his work was often credited to "I. Taber," he has been confused with the photographer Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912). • Illustration — Will's rifle went off but without effect Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Taber was the third of four sons born to merchant Isaac W. Taber and Lydia (née Hart) Taber.
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Isaac Walton Taber
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- 1857 · New Bedford.
- Died
- 1933
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- United States
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- illustrator · draftsperson
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Illustration — Samanthy kills the rattlesnake Isaac Walton Taber (c. 1857 – February 12, 1933) was an American illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was also known as "Walton Taber." As his work was often credited to "I. Taber," he has been confused with the photographer Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912). • Illustration — Will's rifle went off but without effect Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Taber was the third of four sons born to merchant Isaac W. Taber and Lydia (née Hart) Taber.
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Born at New Bedford in 1857, died in 1933.
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- 1.Eason, James A. Book Review: Taber: A Photographic Legacy. Views, the Newsletter of the Visual Materials Section, Society of American Archivists. 19. 1. April 2005.
- 2.Blasdale, Mary Jean. Artists of New Bedford: A biographical dictionary. Old Dartmouth Historical Society. 1990.
- 3.Reed, Walt. The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000. The Society of Illustrators. 39. 2001.
- 4.Falk, Peter Hastings. Who was who in American art. Sound View Press. 2001.
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