About Edward Brodney
Lived 1910 – 2002 (aged 92). Edward Brodney was an American painter.
Edward Brodney (April 15, 1910 – August 3, 2002) was an American artist, particularly noted for his drawings and paintings of World War II.
He was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of an immigrant fisherman. One of seven children, an older brother was the screenwriter Oscar Brodney.
In 1936, Brodney won a competition by the Federal Works Progress Administration to paint a mural in the Massachusetts State House.
Returning from the war, he opened an art gallery in Boston and continued to paint. Frequent subjects of his later work include people enjoying Boston Public Garden, horses, and people playing polo. Brodney later died of natural causes at the age of 92
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Who was Edward Brodney?
American artist (1910-2002)
When was Edward Brodney born?
Edward Brodney was born on 15 April 1910 in Boston.
When did Edward Brodney die?
Edward Brodney died on 3 August 2002 in Lake Worth Beach.
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Edward Brodney was a painter.
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Edward Brodney was American.
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