Bradford, William, 1823-1892
Painter
Size: 7 Volumes, (on 2 microfilm reels)
Summary: Sketchbooks and a scrapbook.
REEL 2674: Five sketchbooks, primarily seascapes from Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
REEL 3605: One annotated sketchbook, undated, containing mostly pencil sketches of seascapes; and a scrapbook, containing a letter, a program, a photograph, and clippings of stories, poetry, articles about Bradford's work and obituaries of family members.
Marine and arctic painter, photographer, and lecturer; Fairhaven, Mass. Studied under Van Beest. Made annual trips to Labrador to paint. Was an associate of the National Academy.
Materials on reel 2674 lent 1982 by Mrs. William Hovey, a distant relative of Bradford. Materials on reel 3605 lent by the Kendall Whaling Museum, 1985.
English .
35mm microfilm reels 2674 and 3605 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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William Bradford papers, 1860-1893. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
