Ward Brackett (April 2, 1914 – December 14, 2006) was an American artist who created for

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.'' He lived in

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, for 59 years and was a member of the

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, the Silvermine Arts Guild and the Westport Arts Center. Stamp-US-1970-Woman-Suffrage

References

Ward G. Brackett, 92 — WestportNow.com — Westport, Connecticut
Westportnow Media, LLC. (Retrieved 2 March 2011.)

Leif Peng, January 29, 2008. (Retrieved 2 March 2011.)

Leif Peng, February 3, 2011. (Retrieved 2 March 2011.)

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