Alice Taylor Gafford (August 15, 1886 – October 27, 1981) was an American nurse, teacher, and artist, based in Los Angeles.

Notable from her first career is a stint with the American Red Cross in Alaska (1915–16), and her work with Daniel Hale Williams in Chicago.

[8][9][10] At 81, she accepted a commission to paint portraits of twelve notable African Americans, for display at the Family Savings and Loan Association offices in Los Angeles.

[17] Alice Taylor married Louis Sherman Gafford, a World War I veteran, in 1928.

Alice Taylor Gafford died in 1981, age 95, and her remains were buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.