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Orville Bulman (June 6, 1904 - January 4, 1978) was an American businessman-turned-painter. He owned a gallery on
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in
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, and he did over 2,000 paintings over the course of his career.


Early life

Bulman was born on June 6, 1904, in
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. His father, E. O. Bulman, was the founder of the E. O. Bulman Manufacturing Company, and the inventor of household gadgets and industrial devices. Bulman graduated from
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.


Career

Bulman worked as a newspaper cartoonist in Chicago for a year, only to return to Grand Rapids and work for his family businesses, the E. O. Bulman Manufacturing Company and the Bulman Corporation. He eventually served as the president of both companies. Bulman subsequently moved to
Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. Located on a barrier island in east-central Palm Beach County, the town is separated from several nearby cities including West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach by the Intracoas ...
, where he owned a gallery on
Worth Avenue Worth Avenue is an upscale shopping and dining district in Palm Beach, Florida. The Avenue stretches four blocks from Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean. Worth Avenue also includes smaller, architecturally significant "vias" off the main avenue. ...
via Parigi. He did many paintings of the fauna and flora of Haiti, where he had lived in the 1950s, as well as of houses and Indian women. He did over 2,000 paintings over the course of his career. Notable collectors included Mrs Harry Lynde Bradley and William B. Ruger.


Personal life and death

Bulman resided on Hypoluxo Island, Palm Beach County with his wife. Bulman died on January 4, 1978, in Palm Beach, Florida.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulman, Orville 1904 births 1978 deaths Artists from Grand Rapids, Michigan People from Palm Beach County, Florida 20th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American male artists