Anyone who remember things differently, please feel free to correct me here!
What I admired about Lonn was how much he loved his architectural-historical charges, the buildings of Winedale, and their contents and skillful, marvelous decoration. His scholarship ignited him. He loved giving tours, or at least speaking at the start or finish of them, I don’t quite remember; he had much more authority than any other 33-year-old I knew at the time (if I did; of course, my age group was supposed to think anyone over 30 wasn't worth talking to, unless lit was Doc! and, um, hm, I see now, lots of other people). What a lucky compromised idealist I now know I was to have moved into a new era inspired by Winedale. Lonn was an important part of that. RIP, Mr. Taylor.
On Jul 4, 2019, at 11:18 AM, Heather Dolstra heather@democracytravel.com wrote:
I missed this in yesterday's Washington Post; thanks for sending the link. Lonn Taylor made an outsized impression on me (and probably my class-mates) even though he was only 33 at the time. He was an imposing presence (though always smiling) and I was actually surprised to read that he was only 79 at his death. What an interesting career he had.
Heather Dolstra
-----Original Message----- From: 'carl smith' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2019 10:00 AM To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Lonn Taylor
Washington Post obituary for Lonn Taylor, which includes a mention of his time at Winedale, his work at the Smithsonian and his love of Texas.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lonn-taylor-authority-on-all...
Carl
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