Margaret Taylor-Burroughs

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs

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Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (November 1, 1915 – November 21, 2010), also known as Margaret Taylor Goss, Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs or Margaret T G Burroughs, was an American visual artist, writer, poet, educator, and arts organizer. She co-founded the Ebony Museum of Chicago, now the DuSable Museum of African American History. An active member of the African-American community, she also helped to establish the South Side Community Art Center, whose opening on May 1, 1941 was dedicated by the First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt. There, at the age of 23, Burroughs served as the youngest member of its board of directors. A long-time educator, she spent most of her career at DuSable High School. Taylor-Burroughs was a prolific writer, with her efforts directed toward the exploration of the Black experience and toward children, especially to their appreciation of their cultural identity and to their introduction and growing awareness of art. She is also credited with the founding of Chicago's Lake Meadows Art Fair in the early 1950s.

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Margaret Taylor-Burroughs was born on Thursday, 1 November 1917 in St. Rose, Louisiana. She was best known as an artist. Taylor-Burroughs' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. She died on Sunday, 21 November 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. at the age of 93. Her zodiac star sign was Scorpio.

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