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BROWN, Joe  (1900-1985) sculptor, medalist.
          Full name: Joseph Brown.
          Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1900.
          Sculptural specialty sports figures.
          Died Princeton, New Jersey, 12 March 1985.
          Fellow: National Sculpture Society.

          R  E  L  I  E  F  S

19xx Baseball Catcher Full Figure Galvano Relief  . .MAco G0506M
19xx Male Diver Full Figure Galvano Relief  . . . . . . MAco G0507M
 
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1938 Wrestling Medallion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 140
1952 Butterfly Breast-Stroke Medallion. . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 148
1952 Football Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . .             11
1953 Nash (William B.) Memorial Medal . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . 163
1954 Relay Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 109
1954 Yale University Swimming Medal . . . . . . . . .MAco 1954-086
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .J&J 8:1740
1955 Princeton University Tiger Medal . . . . . . . . . MAco 1955-072
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:1543, J&J 18:829
Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1956 Harper (Harvey W.) Memorial Plaque . . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 167 
Picture
1958 Sikes (Gordon Gowans) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1958-080
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. CAL 28:796
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . .. . . . . .52
1959 Eastern Inter-Scholastic Swimming Championship
          Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .MAco 1959-049
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 179
1962 Stewart (John A.) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 111
1963 Van Horn (Chris) Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 146
1964 Callow (Russell S.) Medallion. . . . . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 137 
Picture
1965 Harvard Sculler Medal (also called Head of the
          Charles Medal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1965-014
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 14:768, J&J 16:2132
          Illustrated: Brown Catalog (1966) Number. . . . . . . . . . . 127

 

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BA  {1937} Who's Who In American Art:
          1937 [1ed:64], 1939 [2ed:78],
          1941 [3ed:96], 1947 [4ed:78],
          1953 [5ed:57], 1956 [6ed:62],
          1959 [7ed:76], 1962 [8ed:82],
          1966 [9ed:57], 1970 [10ed:51-52],
          1973 [11ed:93], 1976 [12ed:70],
          1978 [13ed:87], 1980 [14ed:92],
          1982 [15ed:117], 1984 [16ed:115].
F30 {1966} Joe Brown Retrospective Catalogue 1932-1966.
B8  {1985} Who Was Who, p 56.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 82.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:111-112.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 157.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 104.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:467.
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