Education
Born Francis Osborn Braynard in Glen Cove, New York, he was educated at Duke University (receiving a degree in history in 1939) and later took a master"s in maritime history at Columbia University.
Born Francis Osborn Braynard in Glen Cove, New York, he was educated at Duke University (receiving a degree in history in 1939) and later took a master"s in maritime history at Columbia University.
Along with Nils Hansell, Braynard launched the world"s first Operation Sail, an extravaganza in which tall ships and naval vessels filled New York harbor, in 1964. He was chief organizer for OpSail 76, marking the bicentennial of the United States of America. Braynard was also one of the creators of South Street Seaport, a complex of shops and urban amenities built in several blocks of old waterfront buildings on the East River in New York City.
He was also a curator at the American Merchant Marine Museum on the grounds of the United States. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New New York He died on December 10, 2007, at the age of 91 at his long-time residence on Dubois Avenue in Sea Cliff, New York Sketchbooks include "Ship Sketchbook", 1962 includes 12 sketches Tugman"s Sketchbook", 1965 "From Fire Island to Venice", 1966 "One Square Mile: A Sea Cliff Sketchbook, 1967 "1976 Operation Sale Portfolio" "Search for the Tall Ships" "American Troopships Past and Present" United States Passenger Ships Over the Years" "A Sketcher"s Paradise" "Saltaire Sketches" "From Sea Cliff" to Barcelona: A time in Sketches", 1995, 1-879-180-11 "Assistant Marine Editor, New York Herald Tribune" " Curator, American Merchant Marine Museum at the United States Merchant Marine Academy located in Kings Point, New New York