Draft:Sarah Taylor Adams

Sarah Taylor Adams (1869–1894) was a visual artist.

Early Life & Education
She was born in New York where her father was a minister. At the age of 3 she became deaf. At the age of 6 she began attending the Western New York Institution for Deaf Mutes (later, the Rochester School for the Deaf).

Career
In 1889, she moved to New York city to pursue her art education. She joined The Arts Students League (ASL), where she was mentored by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. After two years at ASL, Adams was hired to be an art teacher at St. Margaret's School in Waterbury, Connecticut at the recommendation of Saint-Gaudens. The principal of the school was surprised that he would recommend a deaf teacher for hearing students. However, his impassioned recommendation secured Adams the position. She taught at the school for three years while honing her own artistic skills. She was mentored by both Robert B. Brandegee, head of the art department at the school, and Charles Noel Flagg.