Bradley, M. mss.,

Papers, ca. 1929-2002, of Morton Clark Bradley at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Creator: Bradley, Morton C. (Morton Clark), 1912-
Title: Bradley, M. mss.
Collection No.: LMC 3009
Dates: ca. 1929-2002
Quantity:

Quantity: 11 Boxes

Abstract: The Bradley M. mss. ca. 1929-2002 consists of the papers of sculptor, art restorer, Morton Clark Bradley, 1912-2004.
Location: ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Language: Materials are in English
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@iu.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical Note

Morton Clark Bradley was born in Arlington, Massachusetts in 1912. He attended Arlington High School and went on to Harvard University where he graduated with a degree in fine arts in 1933. After graduation he won a scholarship to study piano in Europe. He was an accomplished pianist and a respected artist noted for his metal sculptures. Once the head conservator at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum, Bradley was recognized as the premier American art restorer in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a published author and his 1950 The Treatment of Paintings is today considered an historic reference work. He also published The New Testament in Cadenced Form in which he changed the structure of the Gospels into a more easily readable form.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of the papers, art and memorabilia of sculptor, art restorer, Morton Clark Bradley, 1912-2004. The Art series includes information about Bradley's personal art collection; sketches, color charts and other papers concerning Bradley's own works of art; files concerning his work as a restorer of paintings and other artwork. Includes also several diaries from the 1940s and materials relating to Bradley's education. Insurance papers, real estate appraisals, receipts and tax papers.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Art; II. Writings; III. Memorabilia; IV. Financial.

Restrictions

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Indexed Terms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item] Bradley, M. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Acquisition Information

Gift. 2007

Collection Inventory

Series:

I. Art

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject following the correspondence. For the most part subject headings were assigned by Bradley. One folder per subject unless otherwise indicated.

box 1
Correspondence , 1947-2002

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 1
Collection. Materials concerning Bradley's private art collection:
box 1
Appraisals
box 1
Deeds of gift
box 1
Exhibitions
box 1
Photographic reproductions
box 1
Miscellaneous. Mostly lists and descriptions of various art works
box 1
Color charts
box 1
Color harmonies and stripes
box 1
Color harmonies 2
box 1
[Color harmonies?] "Series D"
box 1
"Family of 3 sets of 3 domes"
box 1
Human form. Heads: calculations of individual features

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 1
Human form. Heads: sketches of full faces, profiles, individual features

Physical Description: (7 folders)

box 1
Human form. Heads: photographs of children
box 1
Human form. Figure: sketches of various body parts
box 1
Linear pattern 1 - 4.

Physical Description: (5 folders)

box 2
Linear pattern 5 - 10.

Physical Description: (7 folders)

box 2
Printing experiment.

Physical Description: Sketches and notes

box 2
Reproductions of artwork.

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 2
Research.

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 2
Restoration. Materials concerning Bradley's work
box 2
The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

Physical Description: date: 1965 and

Physical Description: date: 1973

box 2
Ledger. , 1950-1959
box 2
Materials.

Physical Description: Various weights of paper and cloth used for restoration

box 2
Notes

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 2
Outlines of techniques
box 2
Research projects
box 2
Transfer of canvas paintings.

Physical Description: Letter and article from conservator James Roth, sketches, photographic reproductions

box 2
Miscellaneous printed articles, etc.
box 2
Rosenblum, [Louis].

Physical Description: "Obsolete" Drawings, calculations, printed materials, etc.

box 3
Scrapbooks:
box 3
The Development of the Locomotive
box 3
[Rubens]
box 3
Style 2-4, pp. 1-275

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 3
Time--It's Measurement
box 3
Water Transportation
box 3
untitled.

Physical Description: Miscellaneous reproductions of artworks

box 3
Sketch blocks.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 3
Yin Yang jewelry.

Physical Description: Materials concerning applying for trademark of Bradley's design of Yin Yang jewelry

box 3
Miscellaneous notes and index cards

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 3
Miscellaneous printed items
box 9
"Plexiglas™ Glazing Colors"
box 9
"Nickerson Color Fan"

Series:

II. Writings

Arrangement: Writings by Bradley, are followed by writings by others.

Subseries:

Writings by Bradley.

Scope and Contents:

:

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by title or subject of work.

box 3
Analysis of the representation of space in medieval painting
box 3
Anthropometric technic and instruction
box 3
Bach chorales - analysis
box 3
Cadence
box 3
Elements and principles of visual art - introduction
box 3
Elements of music

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 4
Elements of music, cont.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 4
Melody - theory
box 4
A method of language study:
box 4
Outline
box 4
Greek

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 4
Italian

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 4
Portuguese

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 4
Spanish

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 4
Language exercises

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 5
A method of language study (cont.):
box 5
Language exercises
box 5
Word lists, translated into various languages

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 5
The modes of projection and their use in painting
box 5
"A New Form for Prose"
box 5
The New Testament in Cadenced Form

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 5
A Newer Form for Prose
box 5
The Old Testament in Cadenced Form: Genesis through Deuteronomy

Physical Description: (7 folders)

box 5
Principles of Education
box 5
Proposal for a new cultural magazine
box 5
The rhythm of phrases
box 5
Sentence structure and sentence form
box 5
A study of color relations in painting

Physical Description: (6 folders)

box 6
A study of drawing and painting
box 6
A theory of style and its application to the study of drawing
box 6
The Treatment of Pictures

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 6
Triads in music
box 6
Works of art
box 6
Miscellaneous notes on art, music and language

Physical Description: (4 folders)

Subseries:

Writings by Others.

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by author

box 6
Jones, Elizabeth H. The Solubility of Aged Varnish Coatings on Paintings
box 6
Kranz, Stewart D. A Study of Equal Color Intervals. Honors thesis, Harvard University , [1949]
box 6
[E.M.] Tile Ceiling Patterns. , Jan. 24, 1962

Series:

III. Memorabilia

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by topic after the Biographical file.

box 6
Biographical
box 6
Appraisal and related materials concerning print collection offered to Arlington Public Library by Winfield Robbins
box 6
Arlington Allied War Relief. Ledger , June 1944 - Jan. 1947
box 6
Diaries: , 1946-1949

Physical Description: (4 volumes)

box 6
Education. Arlington High School.

Physical Description: date: 1929

Physical Description: date: 1929

box 6
Education. Harvard University.

Physical Description: (7 folders)

box 7
Education. Harvard University (cont.).

Physical Description: (12 folders)

Physical Description: date: May 28, 1932

box 7
Education. Miscellaneous.

Physical Description: date: Jan. 19, 1938

Physical Description: date: Mar. 9, 1941

box 7
Printed.

Physical Description: Articles about Bradley

box 7
Miscellaneous (see also: Box 8)

Series:

IV. Financial
box 7
Insurance.

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 7
Real estate.

Physical Description: Appraisals, mostly 1990s

box 7
Receipts.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 7
Tax returns , 1966-2000

Physical Description: (14 folders)

box 8
Oversize ledger , 1989-1993

Series:

Addition 2018 (IU Art Museum Transfer)
box 10
Juvenalia - watercolor and graphite , 1926-1950?

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 10
"60 Years" PowerPoint, CD, undated
box 11
Oversize paintings and sketches, undated

Subseries:

Subject Files
box 10
James Bogle, undated
box 10
Edward Darley Boit, undated
box 10
Benjamin Champney, undated
box 10
Jules David, undated
box 10
Helen Hinds Davis, undated
box 10
Francois B. de Blois, undated
box 10
Victor De Grailly, undated
box 10
Burt Morgan Dennis, undated
box 10
Frederick Knecht Detwiller, undated
box 10
John Joseph Enneking, undated
box 10
C. A. Frost, undated
box 10
Sears Gallagher, undated
box 10
Kahlil Gibran, undated
box 10
John Greenough, undated
box 10
Charles Emile Heil, undated
box 10
Winslow Homer, undated
box 10
Charles Hubbard, undated
box 10
Edward Windsor Kemble, undated
box 10
Dorothy Pulis Lathrop, undated
box 10
Joseph Morviller, undated
box 10
Harriot B. Newhall, undated
box 10
Peter Pezzati, undated
box 10
Orren C. Richards, undated
box 10
Aiden Lassell Ripley, undated
box 10
Rudolph Ruzicka, undated
box 10
John W. Thomason Jr., undated
box 10
Harold B. Warren, undated
box 10
Elizabeth Vila Taylor Watson, undated
box 10
Charles Herbert Woodbury, undated