Joan Brown

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Joan Brown was an influential American figurative painter associated with the Bay Area art scene, known for her bold, autobiographical works blending abstraction and representation.

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Joan Brown canonical 4

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instanceOf artist
human
painter
artisticStyle combination of abstraction and representation
causeOfDeath building collapse
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-02-13
dateOfDeath 1990-10-26
diedWhile working on a Sai Baba temple project in India
educatedAt California School of Fine Arts
San Francisco Art Institute
employer San Francisco Art Institute
familyName Brown
fieldOfWork painting
genre autobiographical painting
figurative art
givenName Joan
hasChild Noel Neri
influencedBy Bay Area Figurative painters
David Park
Elmer Bischoff
Richard Diebenkorn
movement Bay Area Figurative Movement
Bay Area art scene
name Joan Brown
nationality American
notableFor bold, autobiographical paintings
use of flat, simplified forms and strong color
notableWork After the Alcatraz Swim (1975)
Noel in the Kitchen (1964)
Self-Portrait with Fish (1978)
The Bride (1970)
linked to: The Bride

The End of the Affair (1977)
The Girl in the Surf with the Black Dog (1974)
The Journey (1982)
The Long Journey (1981)
linked to: The Long Journey

The Room, Part 1 (1975)
The Room, Part 2 (1975)
The Room, Part 3 (1975)
The Room, Part 4 (1975)
The Room, Part 5 (1975)
The Room, Part 6 (1975)
occupation professor
visual artist
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States
placeOfDeath Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India
linked to: Puttaparthi
residence San Francisco, California, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Bill Brown
Gordon Cook
Manuel Neri

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