Bennett Schroeder Bradbury, American (1914 - 1991)

Bennett Schroeder Bradbury was born in 1914, in Wrentham, Massachusetts.
He died in 1991, in Carmel, California.
He studied at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA.
He taught art at the Laguna Beach School of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, CA.

In 1931, Bradbury enlisted in the United States Navy during which time he had the opportunity to observe the natural beauty of the ocean in many scenic locations. Years of witnessing the brilliance of the ocean and shorelines would later be translated to his many original seascape paintings. After completing his time in the service, he moved to California where he worked as an artist for Disney Studios.

He was a member of the Laguna Beach Art Association in Laguna Beach, California and lived most of his life in California apart from eight years in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.

The art of Bennett Schroeder Bradbury is or has been exhibited in museums, galleries, shops, and universities including but not necessarily limited to the following:
Armruss Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA                            
Bennett Bradbury Studio, Carmel, CA
Bennett Bradbury Studio, Laguna Beach, CA                       
Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY
Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA                   
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA                                       
Cleveland Museum, Cleveland, OH
Design Consignment Gallery, San Diego, CA                      
Grand Central Gallery, New York City, NY
Laguna Beach Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA                     
Lannan Gallery, Norwell, MA
Metcalf Gallery, Pasadena, CA                                         
Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
Nest Interiors, El Dorado, KS                                           
Nicholson’s Antiques, Laguna Beach, CA
Original Art Broker, Minneapolis, MN                               
Pasadena Art Monkeys, Pasadena, CA
Portnoy Galleries, Carmel, CA                                          
Royal Hawaiian Hotel Gallery, Honolulu, Oahu, HI
Salmagundi, New York City, NY                                      
Samuel Collection, San Deigo, CA
St. Louis Museum, St. Louis, MO                                      
Trove Magpie, High Point, NC
University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
Zantman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA