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Bradley, Edson print view role Collector dates 1852-1935 city Washington state DC other cities New York, NY; Newport, RI; London, United Kingdom; sex M historical notes Art collector and liquor millionaire who served as president of W.A. Gaines and Company of Frankfort, Kentucky. Bradley's collection included European Art dating from the Middle Ages to his present day and include statues, paintings, tapestries, and Chinese porcelain. Bradley married prominent New York, Newport and Washington DC socialite, Julia Wentworth Williams Bradley (d.1929). Bradley sold part of his collection in 1927, at the American Art Galleries (NY, NY) and in May 1934. His Gothic tapestries panel showing a scene from "The Great History of Troy" was sold at Christie's, London. Mrs. Julie Fay Bradley Shipman was Bradley's daughter. decades of activity 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:23 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Library of Congress Manuscript Division Papers of Raoul Heilbronner, 1887-1914 (MSS25650) see details... «  back