Walter M. Brackett

Background

Brackett, Walter M. was born on June 14, 1823 in Unity, Maine, United States. Son of Reuben and Elisabeth (Starkey) Brackett.

Education

Self-taught.

Career

Began painting, 1843, first portraits, but later took to the painting of game fish, especially of salmon and trout. Foreign 50 years exhibitor in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Vienna, London, et cetera Medals from Universal Exposition, Vienna, Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia.

Medal and diploma, Fishery Exposition, London, et cetera

Works hung in Crystal Palace, London, Queen's Corridor, Buckingham Palace, War Department, Washington, and in collections of Lord Dufferin, Sir Richard Potter, Liverpool Art Association, et cetera Home: Boston, Massachusetts

Achievements

• Walter M. Brackett has been listed as a notable painter by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Maria Louise Loring, January 15, 1850.