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Peter Bradley grew up in Connellsville, Pennsylvania after his mother adopted him in 1940. He later split his time between Connellsville and Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Society for Art and Crafts in Detroit and Yale University. He left Yale to pursue a career in art dealership with the Perls Gallery in New York City. He painted for most of his life, and had work on display as part of the Whitney Biennial in 1973. In this interview, Bradley discusses his early life, education, moving to New York to work in the art world, the community of artists, including musicians, with whom he interacted, inspiration for his paintings, techniques, and artistic process, as well as specific art shows, like the Whitney Biennial.