Background
Pratt, David was born on January 11, 1918 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of William Walter and Edith (Chesbro) Pratt.
Pratt, David was born on January 11, 1918 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of William Walter and Edith (Chesbro) Pratt.
Student, The Art Institute of Chicago of Buffalo, 1935-1940.
Picture framer, Carl Bredemeier Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1934-1948; painting teacher, The Art Institute of Chicago of Buffalo, 1946-1952; director, The Art Institute of Chicago of Buffalo, 1949-1952; machinest, Austen Dies, Colesville, New York, 1952-1955; construction carpenter, Union Concrete Construction Company, West Seneca, New York, 1955-1964; carpenter foreman, F.L. Ciminelli Construction Company, Buffalo, 1964-1982; artist, Colden, New York, since 1982. Consultant Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, since 1993.
Chairman Town of Colden, Democratic Party, 1953-1982. Sergeant United States Army Artillery, 1941-1945, South Pacific. Member United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, others.
Married Joan Averill Bancroft, August 14, 1943. Children: David Foster, Sarah Averill Pratt Tobin, Susan Chesbro Pratt Rudnicky, Michael Bancroft Pratt.