William Theophilus Brown (1919-2012). SAN FRANCISCO (Thursday, February 9, 2012)- William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with... Read full biography
William Theophilus Brown (1919-2012). SAN FRANCISCO (Thursday, February 9, 2012)- William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92. Brown died Wednesday in his... Read full biography
William Theophilus Brown (1919-2012). SAN FRANCISCO (Thursday, February 9, 2012)- William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92. Brown died Wednesday in his apartment at a San Francisco high-rise retirement community, gallery owner Thomas Reynolds told the San Francisco Chronicle. He said Brown painted and took art classes until the end of his life.... Read full biography
William Theophilus Brown (1919-2012). SAN FRANCISCO (Thursday, February 9, 2012)- William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92. Brown died Wednesday in his apartment at a San Francisco high-rise retirement community, gallery owner Thomas Reynolds told the San Francisco Chronicle. He said Brown painted and took art classes until the end of his life. Brown's partner of nearly 50 years, the celebrated artist Paul Wonner, died in 2008. Brown was part of the figurative movement that art historians recognize as a period during the mid-20th century when artists moved away from extreme abstractionism and... Read full biography
William Theophilus Brown (1919-2012). SAN FRANCISCO (Thursday, February 9, 2012)- William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92. Brown died Wednesday in his apartment at a San Francisco high-rise retirement community, gallery owner Thomas Reynolds told the San Francisco Chronicle. He said Brown painted and took art classes until the end of his life. Brown's partner of nearly 50 years, the celebrated artist Paul Wonner, died in 2008. Brown was part of the figurative movement that art historians recognize as a period during the mid-20th century when artists moved away from extreme abstractionism and included some realism in their portraits, landscapes and still-lives. The Metropolitan Museum of Ar... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (15)
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
Elmer Bischoff: The Ethics of Paint
2001
Landauer, Susan
0 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Bay Area Art From Morgan Flagg Collection
1997
Burgard, Timothy Anglin
47 pages (color)
Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in Bay Area
1995
Nash, Steven A
216 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Bay Area Figurative Art 1950-1965 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Jones, Caroline
231 pages (color)
The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
1988
Geske, Norman and Karen O. Janovy
376 pages (color)
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
Art in the San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980/An Illustrated History
1985
Albright, Thomas
349 pages (color)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection
1985
DuPont, Diana, K Holland
402 pages (color)
California Contemporary Recent Work of Twenty Three Artists (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Monterey Peninsula Museum
63 pages
Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection