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Museums page for Samuel Joseph Brown ((1907 - 1994)), known for Genre, figure and portrait painting, printmaking, sculpture. Showing 4 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1907 Wilmington, North Carolina - 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Genre, figure and portrait painting, printmaking, sculpture.
Samuel Joseph Brown (b.1907, Wilmington, North Carolina; d. 1994, Philadephia, Pennsylvania). A painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher, he studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial... Read full biography
Samuel Joseph Brown (b.1907, Wilmington, North Carolina; d. 1994, Philadephia, Pennsylvania). A painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher, he studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and at the Teachers' College of the University of Pennsylvania. He was employed by the Federal... Read full biography
Samuel Joseph Brown (b.1907, Wilmington, North Carolina; d. 1994, Philadephia, Pennsylvania). A painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher, he studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and at the Teachers' College of the University of Pennsylvania. He was employed by the Federal Art Project from 1933 to 1935, during which time he participated in many exhibitions. His painting So Tired (later renamed The Scrub Woman, now extant) was shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1934... Read full biography
Samuel Joseph Brown (b.1907, Wilmington, North Carolina; d. 1994, Philadephia, Pennsylvania). A painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher, he studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and at the Teachers' College of the University of Pennsylvania. He was employed by the Federal Art Project from 1933 to 1935, during which time he participated in many exhibitions. His painting So Tired (later renamed The Scrub Woman, now extant) was shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1934 as part of a national exhibition featuring art from the Federal Arts Project. This painting caught the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt who from then on took a personal interest in his artwork. In 1946, she purchased his posters promoting racial harmony... Read full biography
Samuel Joseph Brown (b.1907, Wilmington, North Carolina; d. 1994, Philadephia, Pennsylvania). A painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher, he studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and at the Teachers' College of the University of Pennsylvania. He was employed by the Federal Art Project from 1933 to 1935, during which time he participated in many exhibitions. His painting So Tired (later renamed The Scrub Woman, now extant) was shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1934 as part of a national exhibition featuring art from the Federal Arts Project. This painting caught the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt who from then on took a personal interest in his artwork. In 1946, she purchased his posters promoting racial harmony and world peace and donated them to the Hyde Park (New York) Elementary School. Her sponsorship ena... Read full biography
Samuel Joseph Brown - Artist Info
About Samuel Joseph Brown: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsNational Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives
Po Box 7646
Philadelphia, PA 19101The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306