▁following . ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁original ▁and ▁very ▁interesting ▁indeed , ▁and ▁the ▁Thor pe ▁Gallery ▁is ▁much ▁to ▁be ▁comm ended ▁for ▁showing ▁such ▁radical , ▁yet ▁resol utely ▁un tr end y ▁work ." ▁ ▁— John ▁C ald well , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁" Two ▁unus ually ▁accomplished ▁artists ▁are ▁now ▁on ▁view . ▁Es pecially ▁impress ive ▁is ▁Brad ford ▁Gra ves , ▁a ▁sculpt or ▁who ▁works ▁imag in atively ▁in ▁lim estone . ▁Gra ves ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁creating ▁mod est - s ized ▁monuments ... his ▁work ▁is ▁most ▁effective ▁when ▁they ▁create ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁almost ▁natural ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁one ▁might ▁find , ▁perhaps , ▁in ▁a ▁Sur real ▁se as ide ▁landscape ." ▁— James ▁R . ▁M ellow , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁" An other ▁fine ▁display ▁of ▁sculpt ure ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ’ s ▁Inter - C ult ural ▁Center ▁and ▁features ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁sculpt or ▁Brad ford ▁Gra ves ... More ▁so ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁many ▁modern ▁sculpt ors , ▁the ▁vie wer ▁must ▁rely ▁on ▁his ▁intu ition ▁to ▁interpret ▁his ▁pieces ... In ▁sum , ▁Mr . ▁Gra ves ’ ▁sculpt ure ▁is ▁en ig m atic . ▁It ▁un ites ▁the ▁tw in ▁them es ▁of ▁natural ▁organ ic ▁development ▁and