Edward Brodney (April 15, 1910 – August 3, 2002) was an American artist, particularly noted for his drawings and paintings of

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. He was born and raised in

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, the son of an immigrant fisherman. One of seven children, an older brother was the screenwriter

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. In 1936, Brodney won a competition by the Federal Works Progress Administration to paint a mural in the

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. He also painted a mural in the Newton, MA State House, and a second later in the Massachusetts State House. Brodney was drafted in World War II, and served in the South Pacific. Officially serving as a medic, he painted soldiers in their everyday activities. Pictures in an exhibition of his work in honor of Memorial Day 2007 show servicemen repairing engines, carrying supplies off ships, storming a beach, and enjoying their days off. Returning from the war, he opened an art gallery in Boston and continued to paint. Frequent subjects of his later work include people enjoying

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, horses, and people playing polo. Brodney later died of natural causes at the age of 92

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20th-century American painters American male painters 2002 deaths 1910 births Works Progress Administration workers 20th-century American male artists {{US-painter-1910s-stub