Bradfield was born in White Bear, Minnesota, in 1924. He launched his career with the advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He then spent several years working in England and France, where he did humorous illustrations for Punch and Good Housekeeping magazines. He returned to the U.S. and opened his own commercial art studio in 1953. Among the many awards garnered at this stage of his career was the prestigious National Fashion Academy Gold Medal for his work in package design.
Biographical Source: http://home.earthlink.net/~rogerbradfield/bio.html, 2008
From the guide to the Roger Bradfield Papers, 1967-1968, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
