A reluctant smile crosses the artist’s face. “My marriage to George Tradd was very brief. I think the beginning of the end was somewhere between the church and the reception and the end of the end wasn’t far behind. I’m not complaining. It was a very nice party. And it did leave me with two […]
Wentworth Tradd’s Roots
WENTWORTH TRADD’S mother was from an old South Carolina family. His father was an actor in B movies. “I was actually born in Los Angeles, but Mama and I moved home before I was old enough to talk. My first word was ‘grits’ We ate a lot of them in those days and I still […]
“Made UP? Made UP?”
Wentworth Tradd is indignant. A small green lizard pauses halfway up one of the white porch columns as if to listen to him rant. “Why would people say my name is made up? There’s a lawyer up in Columbia named Thornwell Forrest Sowell, III. His wife is this total babe and people say he is […]
About Wentworth Tradd
Imagine someone completely overwhelmed with the sudden realization that he can paint pictures and you have some idea of Wentworth Tradd’s fascination with art. Imagine someone coming to that realization at the age when other people are becoming grandparents and you have an even better idea. Now, imagine both of those things combined with an […]