 Expertise: Over the past 30 years, I have been researching the artist Ferdinand A. Brader and have become a bit of an expert. I can answer most questions regarding the drawings of F.A. Brader also known as Ferdinand A. Brader.
Brader was an late 19th Century untrained(?)itinerant Folk Artist who throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio doing large pencil drawings (portraits) of farms and other dwellings and businesses. He worked from around 1876 to 1895.
I can also answer questions about Antique Mid-Western Amish Quilts, especially those from the Ohio Amish.
I can also answer questions about other types of American Antique Quilts and other types of American Folk Art.
I have been a collector and dealer of American antique quilts and folk art for over 30 years.
Publications:
"Antique Ohio Amish Quilts, the Darwin D. Bearley Collection"
Numerous magazines and calendars.
Web site for my quilt collection: http://hometown.aol.com/ddbstuff/myhomepage/collection.html
Web site for F.A. or Ferdinand A. Brader:
http://members.aol.com/fabrader/index.html
Education/Credentials:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ohio State University
Master of Fine Arts from University of Kentucky
Awards and Honors"
Numerous exhibitions and articles. Recent publication of "Antique Ohio Amish Quilts, the Darwin D. Bearley Collection"
Recent exhibitioin of my quilt collection in Germany and France.
Past/Present Clients:
Numerous collectors and dealers thought out the US and the world, some quite well known.
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