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1831 Durham, England - 1913 New York City. Known for: Juvenile-other figure and genre and landscape painting.
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown earned a reputation as one of 19th-century America's most skilled painters of children, especially entrepreneurial, cheerful street... Read full biography
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown earned a reputation as one of 19th-century America's most skilled painters of children, especially entrepreneurial, cheerful street urchins who earned a pittance as boot blacks, newspaper vendors, etc. In some circles, he was dubbed the... Read full biography
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown earned a reputation as one of 19th-century America's most skilled painters of children, especially entrepreneurial, cheerful street urchins who earned a pittance as boot blacks, newspaper vendors, etc. In some circles, he was dubbed the "Boot Black Raphael" because of the glowing faces of his child figures and his skill of execution. His paintings of these sympathy-arousing children were so popular in a Victorian era of increased... Read full biography
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown earned a reputation as one of 19th-century America's most skilled painters of children, especially entrepreneurial, cheerful street urchins who earned a pittance as boot blacks, newspaper vendors, etc. In some circles, he was dubbed the "Boot Black Raphael" because of the glowing faces of his child figures and his skill of execution. His paintings of these sympathy-arousing children were so popular in a Victorian era of increased industrialization that he became rich from painting sales as well as royalties from lithographs. Brown showed early drawing talent but was discouraged by his lawyer father who insisted that he learned a trade, so he apprenticed for seven years with a... Read full biography
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown earned a reputation as one of 19th-century America's most skilled painters of children, especially entrepreneurial, cheerful street urchins who earned a pittance as boot blacks, newspaper vendors, etc. In some circles, he was dubbed the "Boot Black Raphael" because of the glowing faces of his child figures and his skill of execution. His paintings of these sympathy-arousing children were so popular in a Victorian era of increased industrialization that he became rich from painting sales as well as royalties from lithographs. Brown showed early drawing talent but was discouraged by his lawyer father who insisted that he learned a trade, so he apprenticed for seven years with a glass cutter at Newcastle-On-Tyne. He worked at this trade in Edinburgh, Scotland and attended the School of the Royal Scottish Academy under Robe... Read full biography
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- Childhood in 19th Century AmericaFebruary 2006Perry, ClaireAmerican Art Review
- Springfield Art MuseumsJune 2004Haskell, Heather RAmerican Art Review
- American Narrative PaintingsFebruary 2004Eiland, William UnderwoodAmerican Art Review
- American Art at the Flint InstituteOctober 2003Leeds, Valerie AnnAmerican Art Review
- Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonDecember 2001Neff, Emily;Melina KervandjianAmerican Art Review
- Collection of John and Dolores BeckDecember 2000Leeds, Valerie AnnAmerican Art Review
- The Forbes Magazine CollectionJune 1999Forbes, ChristopherAmerican Art Review
- The Tenth Street Studio BuildingAugust 1997Blaugrund, AnnetteAmerican Art Review
- Buy AmericanOctober 1996Berman, AnnArt & Auction
- John George BrownJune 1994AR editorsAmerican Art Review