Don Adair Brown's art career was varied in that he not only painted but was also involved in commercial art as an illustrator and as a teacher. In addition to working as an artist, he also spent many... Read full biography
Don Adair Brown's art career was varied in that he not only painted but was also involved in commercial art as an illustrator and as a teacher. In addition to working as an artist, he also spent many years as a newspaper correspondent. Brown was born in Taylor, Texas in 1898, received his primary... Read full biography
Don Adair Brown's art career was varied in that he not only painted but was also involved in commercial art as an illustrator and as a teacher. In addition to working as an artist, he also spent many years as a newspaper correspondent. Brown was born in Taylor, Texas in 1898, received his primary education through the public schools in Marshall after his family located in Harrison, County in 1909. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago after graduating from high school. After spending two... Read full biography
Don Adair Brown's art career was varied in that he not only painted but was also involved in commercial art as an illustrator and as a teacher. In addition to working as an artist, he also spent many years as a newspaper correspondent. Brown was born in Taylor, Texas in 1898, received his primary education through the public schools in Marshall after his family located in Harrison, County in 1909. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago after graduating from high school. After spending two years in the army, he continued his education graduating from Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana. Brown moved to New York City where he studied with Boardman Robinson, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and John Sloan at the Art Students... Read full biography
Don Adair Brown's art career was varied in that he not only painted but was also involved in commercial art as an illustrator and as a teacher. In addition to working as an artist, he also spent many years as a newspaper correspondent. Brown was born in Taylor, Texas in 1898, received his primary education through the public schools in Marshall after his family located in Harrison, County in 1909. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago after graduating from high school. After spending two years in the army, he continued his education graduating from Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana. Brown moved to New York City where he studied with Boardman Robinson, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and John Sloan at the Art Students League of New York. In addition, Brown was a student of Andre L'hote in Paris and attended the Academie de la Gande Chaumiere between 1923 and 192... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (7)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942
2000
Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward
606 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945
1999
Grauer, Paula and Michael R.
240 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West