At first glance, it’s a simple drawing of the old family farm. Your grandparents sentimentally tucked it away in the attic; occasionally bringing it out to reminisce, fascinated by the details and comparing it to the way the farm looks today. But, what to do with it now?
The search is on for these early pencil drawings by 19th Century Swiss immigrant, Ferdinand Brader, whose works will be the focus of a 2014 exhibit at the Canton Museum of Art, curated by Kathleen Weischaus-Voss. Brader gained local fame when, in 1895, word that a sizable family fortune in Switzerland was awaiting this inhabitant of the Canton, Ohio Infirmary (poorhouse). A mysterious disappearance put Brader back in the news when Swiss courts declared him “lost” in 1901, the inheritance having never been claimed. Over 100 years later, Brader is famous again, this time as an enigmatic character whose work as an itinerant artist created a wonderful documentation of life in early Ohio. Visit www.BraderExhibit.com to learn more.
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