Lourinda Bray

Lourinda Bray is an American restoration artist and historian with a specialty in

Bray has co-hosted the National Carousel Association's Technical Assistance Conference due to her expertise[10] and curated two major exhibitions of her restoration work at the Pasadena Museum of History.^[5][11]

Early life and education

Bray was inspired by carousel animals from a young age, particularly when she saw the famous Griffith Park carousel when she was five.^[1][12] She liked to draw horses and wanted to ride live ones but was allergic, making being in their presence difficult. The next best approximation were carousel horses, which Bray rode whenever possible.^{[citation needed]}

Bray earned her bachelor's degree in painting and a Master's in stagecraft, specifically set design and special effects for television,^[12] including light design.^[13]

Career

In the late 1970s, Bray began purchasing carousel animals to restore with funds she had inherited and invested. Her first purchase was a figure from the Kiddieland Carousel at the

Bray's restored animals have been the subject of two major exhibitions at the Pasadena Museum of History in Pasadena, California:^[1] Flying Horses and Mythical Beasts: The Magical World of Carousels and Giddy Up: Children Take the Reins.^{[6][14][15][16][5][17]}

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