In Nature’s corner: Charles Lynn Bragg on view at the Manhattan Beach Art Center
“Star Dust,” painting by Charles Lynn Bragg Bragging rites Halfway home: a mid-career survey of Charles Lynn Bragg by Bondo Wyszpolski It’s quite possible you’ve held, in your hands, a reproduction or two by artist Charles Lynn Bragg. More likely you held it gingerly between your fingers, and that’s because in 1994 he designed a set of four stamps, called “Wonders of the Sea,” for the U.S. Postal Service. There were, at one time, 255 million of those babies. Charles Lynn Bragg is the son of Charles Bragg, and sometimes there’s a bit of confusion among the general populace as to who did what because—look him up—the elder Bragg was a well known illustrator whose work is instantly recognizable, if not quite to the tune of 255 million. But probably close. The younger Bragg goes informally by Chick, and that’s what I’m calling him from here on out, even though he uses all three names when signing his work. Well, Chick is a natural for a big feature story because he’s a Manhattan Beach resident, lives a stone’s throw from the ocean, and is an avid surfer. Plus he’s the recipient of a solo show in the Manhattan Beach Art Center that has its opening reception on Friday, Feb. 4. Charles…
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