Bradford, Francis Scott, 1898-1961
Muralist, Painter
Size: 7.2 linear feet.
Summary: Correspondence mostly relating to commissions, with the exception of a series of detailed letters (typescripts), 1917-1918, from Bradford to his family written from the European war front; diary, 1925-1929; photographs; scrapbooks; sketchbooks; drawings; notes; publications; and clippings.
Mural painter, painter, & teacher (Cornwall Bridge, Conn.). Born in Wisconsin, Bradford studied at the Univ. of Wisconsin, at N.A.D., and in Europe. Later, he taught at N.A.D. and was made an Associate.
Donated 1962-1966 by Mrs. Ralph Ingersoll, Bradford's widow.
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Francis Scott Bradford papers, 1917-1958. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
