Arts and Crafts cypress cabinet designed by John Scott Bradstreet in 1904.

Arts and Crafts cypress cabinet

Arts and Crafts cypress cabinet designed by John Scott Bradstreet in 1904.

Black and white photograph of John S. Bradstreet and Sam Trubshaw (one of his designers) in the Crafthouse Japanese garden, ca. 1910.

John S. Bradstreet and Sam Trubshaw

John S. Bradstreet and Sam Trubshaw (one of his designers) in the Crafthouse Japanese garden, ca. 1910.

Black and white photograph of the garden of the Bradstreet House, 327 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, ca. 1918.

Garden of the Bradstreet House

The garden of the Bradstreet House, 327 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, ca. 1918.

Black and white photograph of the Bradstreet House, 327 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, ca. 1918.

The Bradstreet House

The Bradstreet House, 327 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, ca. 1918.

Oil on canvas painting of John S. Bradstreet. Painting by Edwin Hawley Hewitt, 1913.

Oil on canvas painting of John S. Bradstreet

Oil on canvas painting of John S. Bradstreet. Painting by Edwin Hawley Hewitt, 1913.

Black and white photograph of John S. Bradstreet and Company, 327 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, ca. 1910.

John S. Bradstreet and Company

John S. Bradstreet and Company, 327 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, ca. 1910.

Black and white photograph of the showroom at Bradstreet, Thurber & Company, 513 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 1891.

Bradstreet, Thurber & Company showroom

Interior view of the showroom at Bradstreet, Thurber & Company, 513 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 1891.

Douglas Volk. Portrait of John Scott Bradstreet, ca. 1890, oil on canvas, Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Portrait of John Scott Bradstreet

Douglas Volk. Portrait of John Scott Bradstreet, ca. 1890, oil on canvas, Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Black and white photograph of John S. Bradstreet ca. 1900.

John S. Bradstreet

John S. Bradstreet ca. 1900.

Bradstreet, John Scott (1845–1914)

John Scott Bradstreet was a key tastemaker in early twentieth century Minnesota. As a designer of objects and interiors, he shaped the aesthetic tastes and parlors of the Twin Cities. Beyond his retail operations, Bradstreet’s work as an organizer and booster of the fine arts in Minneapolis was central to the development of art exhibitions and societies, and eventually led to the founding of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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