William Bradley

William Bradley - American

1. Victor Bicycles
Overman Wheel Co.

2. Columbia Bicycles Pope Manufacturing Co. (1895)

Born in Massachusetts, William Bradley began his work as an artist at age 12 when he worked for a printing company he then moved to Chicago where he did work with wood engraving and typography, this soon turned him to freelance graphic design work. Bradley mostly did posters and his style was similar to that of the Japanese block printing.

I find Bradley's work interesting. I love the old fashioned means of advertising and the pen and ink like quality that the have.