| Bradley, Edson | |||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||
| dates | 1852-1935 | ||||||
| city | Washington | ||||||
| state | DC | ||||||
| other cities | New York, NY; Newport, RI; London, United Kingdom; | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history |
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. |
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| decades | 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 |
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| updated | 04/24/2025 09:12:50 | ||||||
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