Benjamin Brown (artist)

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Benjamin Brown (born in Marion, Arkansas, July 14, 1865; died in 1942) was a nationally known landscape artist. Born in Marion, AR on July 14, 1865. Early in life Brown was trained as a photographer and in his late teens studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts under Paul Harney and John Fry. He later studied in Paris at Academie Julian under Laurens and Benjamin-Constant. During the early years of his career he moved about and was active in St. Louis, Little Rock and Texas. Earlier he specialized in portraiture and still lifes; however, upon moving to Pasadena in 1896, he turned his attention to the local landscape. His first etchings were done in 1914 and with his brother, Howell, he cofounded the Printmakers of Los Angeles which later became the Los Angeles Society of Printmakers. Today he is nationally known for his Impressionist landscapes of the snow-capped Sierra peaks and fields poppies. Member: Pasadena Society of Artists; California Art Club; Chicago Society of Etchers; American Federation of the Arts, Laguna Beach Art Association. Exhibited: Del Monte Art Gallery before 1914; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (solos in 1915, 1917, 1918 and group show in 1929); Oakland Art Gallery, 1932. Selected Awards: bronze medal, Portland Expo, 1905; silver medal, Seattle Expo, 1909; bronze medal (etching), Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915; silver and gold medals, Panama-California Expo, San Diego, 1915; many at Los Angeles County and State fairs. Works Held: Oakland Museum; British Museum; Smithsonian Institute; Library of Congress; Los Angeles Municipal Art Collection; Montclair, NJ, Museum; Little Rock, AR, Museum; Cleveland Museum; California State Library, Sacramento, CA; Boise, Idaho Public Library; Southwest Museum, Los Angeles; Helens, AR, Public Library; Pasadena Public Library; Museum of New Mexico; The Fleitscher Museum, Scottsdale, AZ; The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA.