▁ ▁With ▁Manh attan ▁as ▁his ▁base , ▁he ▁purs ued ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁range ▁of ▁interests . ▁ ▁Gra ves ▁taught ▁at ▁Par s ons ▁School ▁of ▁Design ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁at ▁Fair le igh ▁Dick inson ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁many ▁solo ▁and ▁group ▁exhib itions , ▁received ▁numerous ▁gr ants , ▁awards , ▁and ▁critical ▁recognition ▁from ▁many ▁adm ir ers . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁V erna ▁Gill is ▁for ▁thirty - four ▁years . ▁ ▁Brad ford ▁Gra ves ▁S cul pt ure ▁Park ▁opened ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁Ker h onk son , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Re views ▁and ▁quotes ▁ ▁"... The ▁compos itional ▁schemes ▁balance ▁masses ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁express es ▁t ension ▁between ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁growth ▁and ▁gravity … . I ▁remember ▁his ▁past ▁shows ▁as ▁being ▁primarily ▁of ▁car ved ▁stone ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁pron ounced ▁arch a ic ▁or ▁to tem ic ▁character ." ▁— Ed ward ▁J . ▁So z ans ki , ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁In qu ir er , ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁" The ▁lim estone ▁car v ings ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁Gra ves ▁are ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁prof ound ▁per plex ity ▁and ▁mystery . ▁They ▁explain ▁themselves ▁neither ▁quickly ▁nor ▁easily . ▁Instead , ▁they ▁inv ite ▁deliber ately ▁pac ed ▁intellectual ▁search ▁and ▁spiritual ▁spec ulation ... St im ulating ▁the ▁exercise ▁of ▁imagination , ▁the ▁sculpt