Henry Edward Bedford

Henry Edward Bedford (1860–1932) was an American painter and sculptor who designed the four-faced clock upon top of the recommendation booth located in Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
As a painter, Henry E. Bedford was best known for his studies of the Maine coast. The American Art Annual reported Bedford's sudden demise on October 29, 1932 on the train ride from Maine to Brooklyn. The death notice declared that "… he was especially fond of reproducing the scenery of Maine, and his landscapes and marines won him much praise from critics…" Henry E. Bedford is listed in key art suggestion publications such as Who Was Who in American Art and was a zealot of the Salmagundi Club. He moreover can be found online upon Askart.com and Artprice.com.

The Bedford intimates had a long archives in the clock and watch industry. Alfred Bedford, Henry's father, was a "member of the native Tiffany and Company and the London representative of the Waltham Watch Company." Henry E. Bedford, along in imitation of his uncle, Edward T. Bedford, and his brother, Alfred C. Bedford, were executives of the Self Winding Clock Company. Henry E. Bedford reportedly retired from the company in the mid 1920s. His obituary in the American Art Annual declared that Henry Bedford designed "several other large clocks" in auxiliary to the famous one in Grand Central Terminal. His death want ad in The New York Times, notes "he intended the clock in the Grand Central Station and several supplementary large clocks here [New Haven, CT] and in supplementary cities."