Doris Bradley
- BORN
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February 4, 1926
Saint Louis, Missouri
- DIED
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February 28, 2009
Saint Louis, Missouri
- EDUCATION
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Harris-Stowe State College
Saint Louis, MissouriKansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
Doris Bradley was born on February 4, 1926. She studied art at the Kansas City Art Institute, graduating in 1951 as part of the first group of African American students to earn a bachelor of fine arts from the Art Institute.
In 1953, she received a scholarship from the People’s Art Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Her artwork consists of paintings, drawings, sculptures and wood carvings.
Later she attended Harris-Stowe State College in St. Louis and received her teaching certificate. She taught at Hempstead Elementary School in St. Louis for twenty-six years until her retirement.
She died on February 28, 2009, in St. Louis.
Awards & Exhibitions 4
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Doris Bradley: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Doris B. Freeman,” St. Louis American, March 10, 2009.
“Freeman, Mrs. Doris B,” in Kansas City Art Institute, Alumni Directory (White Plains: Harris Pub. Co, 2006), 40.
“Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at People’s Art Center,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 8, 1953.
“An Art Show Tomorrow,” Kansas City Times, May 1, 1954, 25.
“Art Show At A Church,” Kansas City Times, April 28, 1952, 6.
“Exhibition by Area Negroes May Be the First in Series,” Kansas City Star, April 20, 1951, 28.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist record updated on April 20, 2023
Artist Record Published
Published on September 22, 2021
Updated on April 20, 2023
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Doris Bradley: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Doris B. Freeman,” St. Louis American, March 10, 2009.
“Freeman, Mrs. Doris B,” in Kansas City Art Institute, Alumni Directory (White Plains: Harris Pub. Co, 2006), 40.
“Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at People’s Art Center,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 8, 1953.
“An Art Show Tomorrow,” Kansas City Times, May 1, 1954, 25.
“Art Show At A Church,” Kansas City Times, April 28, 1952, 6.
“Exhibition by Area Negroes May Be the First in Series,” Kansas City Star, April 20, 1951, 28.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 22, 2021
Updated on April 20, 2023
