Bransby, Eric 

Eric James Bransby
Born New York, 1916

Eric James Bransby is a muralist, painter, illustrator, and teacher. Bransby studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center in Colorado under Thomas Hart Benton, Jean Charlot, Boardman Robinson, and Josef Albers. He also studied at the Yale School of Fine Art.

Bransby painted the Rockhurst Library Triptych Mural at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he was an associate professor of art. Bransby has also painted murals at Brigham Young University, the Air Force Academy, Colorado College, and the Air Defense Command.

Bransby is a longtime resident of Colorado Springs and a member of the National Society of Mural Painters. In 1997, the University of Colorado awarded him a doctorate of humane letters, and the Colorado College Alumni Association honored him with a medal for lifetime achievement in 1998.

Exhibited: Assoc. Am. A., 1941; Kansas City AI, 1940; Joslyn A. Mus., 1940; Oakland A. Mus., 1940; Oklahoma A. Center, 1945 (solo); Denver A. Museu., 1951; LOC, 1944, 1951; Colorado Springs FA Center, 1951.

Works held: Nelson Gal., Kansas City, Mo.; Princeton Univ.; Oklahoma A. Center; Brigham Young Univ.; murals, Command and Genl. Staff Sch., USA, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.; Colorado Col.; USAF, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Hq. NORAD, Colo. Springs; Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah; Medical Center, Colorado Springs; Univ. Illinois.

Further Reading:

Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Vol. I. Peter Hastings Falk, Georgia Kuchen and Veronica Roessler, eds.,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols.