Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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Museums page for William Bradford ((1823 - 1892)), known for Marine-ship, Arctic sea-landscape painting. Showing 24 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1823 New Bedford, Massachusetts - 1892 New York City. Known for: Marine-ship, Arctic sea-landscape painting.
A 19th-century marine painter, William Bradford is famous for his seascapes that reflect his background of being raised in an area known for whaling and other marine activities. During much of his... Read full biography
A 19th-century marine painter, William Bradford is famous for his seascapes that reflect his background of being raised in an area known for whaling and other marine activities. During much of his career, his work focused on the Arctic region, which he depicted with strong color and spectacular... Read full biography
A 19th-century marine painter, William Bradford is famous for his seascapes that reflect his background of being raised in an area known for whaling and other marine activities. During much of his career, his work focused on the Arctic region, which he depicted with strong color and spectacular lighting. Bradford was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Quaker parents who disapproved of his desire for a painting career. He became a clerk in his father's dry goods shop in New Bedford... Read full biography
A 19th-century marine painter, William Bradford is famous for his seascapes that reflect his background of being raised in an area known for whaling and other marine activities. During much of his career, his work focused on the Arctic region, which he depicted with strong color and spectacular lighting. Bradford was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Quaker parents who disapproved of his desire for a painting career. He became a clerk in his father's dry goods shop in New Bedford but devoted his spare time to sketching, a diversion that caused him and his wife to lose a farm that had been given to them by his father-in- law. In the early 1850s, living in Fairhaven, he launched his professional career by selling portraits of... Read full biography
A 19th-century marine painter, William Bradford is famous for his seascapes that reflect his background of being raised in an area known for whaling and other marine activities. During much of his career, his work focused on the Arctic region, which he depicted with strong color and spectacular lighting. Bradford was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Quaker parents who disapproved of his desire for a painting career. He became a clerk in his father's dry goods shop in New Bedford but devoted his spare time to sketching, a diversion that caused him and his wife to lose a farm that had been given to them by his father-in- law. In the early 1850s, living in Fairhaven, he launched his professional career by selling portraits of ships for twenty-five dollars a piece. In 1854, he opened a studio and about this same time attracted the interest of Albert Van Beest,... Read full biography
William Bradford - Artist Info
About William Bradford: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (24)
All MuseumsArt Institute of Chicago, AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, FAMSF
50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive-Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309Hunter Museum of American Art
10 Bluff View
Chattanooga, TN 37403Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Amherst College
Po Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
21 Edwards Street
Springfield, MA 01103Minnesota Marine Art Museum
800 Riverview Drive
Winona, MN 55987Museum of Art at Brigham Young University
North Campus Drive
Box 23300
Provo, UT 84602-1400National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024Newfields
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208-4196Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
161 Essex Square
Salem, MA 01970Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2723The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-1797University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990Williams College Museum of Art
15 Lawrence Hall Drive
Williamstown, MA 01267Yosemite Museum
P.O. Box 577
Yosemite National Park, CA 95318