Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object |
Painting |
Title |
William H. Bradford |
Artist/Creator |
Van Zandt, William |
Date |
1894 |
Description |
Snow covered landscape scene of horse-drawn sleigh with man in black coat, hat, mustache. Identified as William H. Bradford (1854-1929) of Bennington, Vermont. Man has fur blanket over legs and fur lapels. Large brown horse with black mane and tail and black lower legs in mid-stride. One seat black sleigh, delicate red runners are faintly executed. Three other horse drawn sleighs in distance to left; shrubs/trees on hill to right. Grey, cloudy sky overhead. |
Width (inches) |
35.500 |
Height (inches) |
22.500 |
Information |
William Bradford was the second of three generations to own and operate the Bradford Mill in Bennington. He built a fine home which is still standing on East Main Street, featuring fine formal gardens and a fountain (now gone). Along with his passion for horses, evident in this painting, he was an active member of the community, financing a fire station which still bears his name. The wealthy and socially elite during the last decrease of the 1800s (named the "Gilded Age" by Mark Twain) reveled in the pleasures of their time, including horse racing and pedigreed dogs. William Gerrit Van Zandt was the son of another society painter of Albany, Thomas Kirby Van Zandt. Both father and son were favorite artists of the upper classes of this area. |
Related People |
Van Zandt, William Gerrit Bradford, William Henry |
Credit line |
Gift of Henry Edwards Bradford |
Catalog Number |
1990.65 |