Eric Bransby Art

Eric Bransby was born on October 25, 1916, in Auburn, New York. Bransby is a muralist, painter, illustrator and teacher. Bransby studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center under Thomas Hart Benton, Jean Charlot, Boardman Robinson and Josef Albers. He also studied at the Yale School of Art. Bransby painted the Rockhurst Library Triptych Mural at the University of Missouri, where he was an associate professor of art. Bransby has also painted murals at Brigham Young University, the Air Force Academy, Colorado College and the Aerospace Defense Command. Bransby is a longtime resident of Colorado Springs and a member of the National Society of Mural Painters. In 1997, the University of Colorado awarded him a doctorate of humane letters and the Colorado College Alumni Association honored him with a medal for lifetime achievement in 1998. He turned 100 in October 2016.