Robert Brackman (September 25, 1898 – July 16, 1980) was an American artist and teacher, best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes.

[1][2] Brackman studied at the National Academy of Design from 1919 to 1921, and the Ferrer School in San Francisco.

From 1931, he had a long career teaching at the Art Students League of New York where he was a life member.

[5] He painted portraits of John D. Rockefeller Jr., Abby Aldrich Rockefeller,[6] Charles Lindbergh, and John Foster Dulles, as well as portraits commissioned by the United States Air Force Academy and the State Department.

[7] The American artist Elaine Hamilton was a student of Brackman.,[8] as were Itshak Holtz[9] and Raymond A. Whyte.