A Concession to Habit
Date1897
Illustration CitationPuck, November 3, 1897
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 16 × 13 7/8 in. (40.6 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-206
On View
Not on viewA Concession to Habit
Label TextA lawyer by initial training, Charles Jay Taylor studied art in New York, Paris, and London. He illustrated for many magazines and newspapers; he also taught illustration at the Carnegie Technical Schools in Pittsburgh. He populated his 1888 signature book "The Tailor Made Girl" with images of fashionable women at various activities. He was also known for his political cartoons.
