Joan Brown

Joan Brown
Joan Brown
	Brown in 1975
Born	Joan Vivien Beatty; February 13, 1938; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 26, 1990 (aged 52); Puttaparthi, India
Education	California School of Fine Arts (1955-60) (BFA, 1959; MFA, 1960)
Known for	Painting
Movement	Bay Area Figurative Movement
Awards	James D. Phelan Award (1962); Mademoiselle Merit Award (1963); Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (1965); Adaline Kent Award, San Francisco Art Institute (1973); National Endowment for the Arts Grant (1976, 1980); Guggenheim Fellowship (1977); Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute (1986)

Joan Brown (born Joan Vivien Beatty; February 13, 1938 – October 26, 1990) was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.^[1]

^ Glueck, Grace. "Joan Brown, Artist and Professor, 52; Inspired by Ancients", The New York Times, Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[NYT-1] Glueck, Grace. "Joan Brown, Artist and Professor, 52; Inspired by Ancients", The New York Times, Retrieved 2 March 2015.

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Joan Brown
Brown in 1975
Born	Joan Vivien Beatty (1938-02-13)February 13, 1938 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 26, 1990(1990-10-26) (aged 52) Puttaparthi, India
Education	California School of Fine Arts (1955-60) (BFA, 1959; MFA, 1960)
Known for	Painting
Movement	Bay Area Figurative Movement
Awards	James D. Phelan Award (1962) Mademoiselle Merit Award (1963) Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (1965) Adaline Kent Award, San Francisco Art Institute (1973) National Endowment for the Arts Grant (1976, 1980) Guggenheim Fellowship (1977) Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute (1986)