Background
Bransby, Eric James was born on October 25, 1916 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Charles Carson and Lillian Holland (Dowsett) Bransby.
Bransby, Eric James was born on October 25, 1916 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Charles Carson and Lillian Holland (Dowsett) Bransby.
Professional certified, Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1938-1942; Bachelor, Colorado College, 1947; Master of Arts, Colorado College, 1949; Master of Fine Arts, Yale University, 1952; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Park College, 1995; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Colorado, 1997.
Assistant instructor Yale University, 1949—1950. Instructor University Illinois, Urbana, 1950-1952. Assistant professor art Western Illinois University, Macomb, 1963-1965.
Associate professor art University Missouri, Kansas City, 1965-1970, professor, 1970—1984, professor emeritus, since 1984. Consultant on history and theory of mural painting.
Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member National Society Mural Painters (life), Phi Kappa Phi (life).
Married Mary Antoinette Hemmie, November 23, 1941. 1 daughter, Fredericka Jo.