Joseph Brown was an athlete, educator and sculptor. One of Brown's natural talents was boxing, and he began his boxing career at Temple University where he became the Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU)... Read full biography
Joseph Brown was an athlete, educator and sculptor. One of Brown's natural talents was boxing, and he began his boxing career at Temple University where he became the Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU) heavyweight champion. He was lured away from the amateur realm by the money and fame of the... Read full biography
Joseph Brown was an athlete, educator and sculptor. One of Brown's natural talents was boxing, and he began his boxing career at Temple University where he became the Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU) heavyweight champion. He was lured away from the amateur realm by the money and fame of the professional boxing world, but his professional career was short-lived. A boxing injury resulted in Brown's introduction to the world of art in 1929. He became a model for a sculpting class and soon realized... Read full biography
Joseph Brown was an athlete, educator and sculptor. One of Brown's natural talents was boxing, and he began his boxing career at Temple University where he became the Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU) heavyweight champion. He was lured away from the amateur realm by the money and fame of the professional boxing world, but his professional career was short-lived. A boxing injury resulted in Brown's introduction to the world of art in 1929. He became a model for a sculpting class and soon realized he was interested in sculpting. That year he sculpted a boxer, his brother Harry and a ballet dancer. All three works were accepted into the annual exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating from Temple University in 1931... Read full biography
Joseph Brown was an athlete, educator and sculptor. One of Brown's natural talents was boxing, and he began his boxing career at Temple University where he became the Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU) heavyweight champion. He was lured away from the amateur realm by the money and fame of the professional boxing world, but his professional career was short-lived. A boxing injury resulted in Brown's introduction to the world of art in 1929. He became a model for a sculpting class and soon realized he was interested in sculpting. That year he sculpted a boxer, his brother Harry and a ballet dancer. All three works were accepted into the annual exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating from Temple University in 1931 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education, Brown apprenticed to sculptor, physician and... Read full biography
Joseph Brown - Artist Info
About Joseph Brown: Books
Books & Publications (7)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
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
With an Eye and a Passion: Selections from The Marion Collection
2003
Sherman, Charlotte (Essay)
38 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Sport in Art From American Museums (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Plimpton, George; J. Carter Brown
128 pages (color)
The Artist and the Sportsman (The National Art Museum of Sport) (Exhibition catalog)
1968
Scott, Martha B.
95 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index