Brushstrokes of the Past...Naperville's Story
Visit this award-winning interactive exhibit that chronicles Naperville's history through the artwork of local artist Les Schrader.
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About the Artist
Les Schrader was born in 1907 just south of Naperville and he
never wandered far. The house his family moved to on Webster Street
a year after Les’ birth was just two doors down from the home he
lived in at the time of his death in 1984.
Les was a self-taught artist. Throughout his life he drew his
favorite subjects of horses and Native Americans. By profession he
painted signs and created special furniture finishes for Naperville's
world-known Kroehler Manufacturing Company.
Naperville Heritage Society is a not-for-profit organization.
Copyright 2005 Naperville Heritage Society. All rights reserved.
Accredited by the American Association of Museums.