[1] He studied at the New York School of Art from 1900 to 1903 under James Carroll Beckwith, William Merritt Chase and Frank DuMond.

[2] Bredin went on to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he studied under Thomas Anshutz and Robert Henri.

[4] In 1916 Bredin, Charles Rosen, Morgan Colt, Daniel Garber, William Langson Lathrop and Robert Spencer formed The New Hope Group to arrange for exhibitions of their work.

The best known and well-loved of these is his "The Garden Bench," circa 1920 (private collection) which depicts his young daughters Jean and Barbara, seated with their mother, Alice, surrounded by flowers.

[10] It is one of Bredin's largest works, measuring 43 by 53 inches (1,100 by 1,300 mm), and was the subject of a best selling art poster over the past two decades.

These are typically afternoon scenes painted to the rear of the artist's property, with graceful trees and blossoming flowers, with the Delaware River serving as a backdrop.

[11] Bredin belonged to the group of Impressionists in Pennsylvania whose work was called America's "first truly national expression" by Guy Pène du Bois.

In 1928 he undertook a commission to paint murals of the four seasons and the Delaware Water Gap for the foyer of the New Jersey State Museum.