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William Bradford

American1823–1892

Portrait of William Bradford

About

William Bradford was an American romanticist painter, photographer and explorer, originally from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, near New Bedford. His early work focused on portraits of the many ships in New Bedford Harbor. In 1858, his painting New Bedford Harbor at Sunset was included in Albert Bierstadt's landmark New Bedford Art Exhibition.

Notable works

Yosemite

at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Works in the collection

12 works

Yosemite

at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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