An Iconic Artist’s Paintings Throughout the Metro Eric Bransby enrolled in The Kansas City Art Institute in 1938 and still paints today at the age of 99
Eric Bransby, pictured above in his home in Colorado Springs, is still creating art at 98. (Photo: Nathaniel Minor | Colorado Public Radio)
Published October 13th, 2016 at 10:46 AM
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Born in 1916 in Auburn, New York, Eric Bransby’s career began while studying at the Kansas City Art Institute as a student of the renowned muralist Thomas Hart Benton. Bransby’s career — highlighted recently in an NPR article — is also the focus of a new documentary, “A Last Mural.” Here we highlight the many Bransby works found throughout the metro area.
For more on Bransby’s life and influence, watch Arts Upload at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, and the documentary “A Last Mural” at 8 p.m. on Oct. 28, both on KCPT.
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