1. FERDINAND A. BRADER
A Legacy of Rural America

6. Who was
Ferdinand A. Brader?

7. Kaltbrunn, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ferdinand Arnold Brader born here December 7, 1833

8. Kaltbrunn 1860

10. Dorfbrüke Village Bridge

11. The Pennsylvania Drawings

12. Jacob & Hannah Hertzog
~ Berks County 1881 # 169 ~
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York City

14. Jacob & Resiah Gicker
~ Berks County 1881 ~
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NewYork City

16. Daniel and Sarah Leibelsperger
~ Berks County 1882 ~
American Folk Art Museum, New York City

18. John and Catharina Schuring
Allegheny Co 1883
Art Institute of Chicago

19. Pennsylvania drawings by F.A. Brader
54 have been identified
2
1
3
7
1
2
37

20. The Ohio Drawings

21. Peter and Nancy Yoder,
~ Stark County 1885 #407 ~
Stark County Historical Society

23. 10459 Georgetown Road, Louisville

24. Joseph and Catharine Paumier
~ Stark County 1886 #476 ~
Private Collection

26. ~Brookside Farm ~
5600 Ravenna Ave NE, Louisville

27. George & Lydia Bixler
~ Stark C0unty 1887 #531 ~
Private Collection

30. 1025 Middlebranch Ave NE, Hartville

31. Isaac and Barbara Markley
~ Stark County 1887 #525 ~
Private Collection

33. 7225 North Market, North Canton

35. J. Lamielle
~ Stark County 1893 #907 ~
Private Collection

37. Mr and Mrs. Henry Snyder
~ Stark County 1894 #955 ~
Private Collection

39. ~ LaFox Valley at Twin Pines ~
8763 Kent Avenue NE, Lake
Twp

40. Mr. and Mrs. John Kleiver,
Stark County 1895 # 980
Stark County Historical Society

41. 32
1 5 48
1
3
2
2
13 312
3
39
3
1
3

42. Stark...114
Portage...11
Tuscarawas...7
Wayne...8
Medina...8
Carroll, Columbiana,
Summit, Mahoning
each with 1 or 2
Ohio drawings by F .A. Brader
153 have been identified

43. Ohio drawings by F.A. Brader
153 have been identified
114
7
2
1
1
111
8
8

44. As an itinerant artist,
Brader traded his drawings for room and board.
But where did he live in the winter?

47. ~ Stark County Infirmary ~
Located on the site of today’s Malone University.
Brader lived here the winters of 1892 through 1895

49. What happened to Brader?

51. What is the legacy of Ferdinand A. Brader?

52. give us a window into the past
tell us stories of our ancestors
show a way of life that is gone forever
unite us in our shared rural heritage
THE LEGACY OF FERDINAND BRADER
His large detailed drawings...

53. FERDINAND A. BRADER
Kathleen Wieschaus-Voss, exhibit curator
www.braderexhibit.com
Canton Museum of Art
December 4, 2014 through March 15, 2015

54. CSARA
Center for the Study of Art in Rural America
Research made possible by