TAYLOR, Jason deCaires
UK (1974- )
Last updated: November 7, 2017 at 6:02 am
Sculptor; instructor; naturalist; created the world’s first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies (2006); co-creator of MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte / Underwater Art Museum) off Cancun, Mexico.
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