Frederick J. Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick J. Brown

American visual artist

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1945

Place of Birth: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 05-May-2012

Profession: painter, visual artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Frederick J.
Brown (February 6, 1945 – May 5, 2012) was a New York City based visual artist originally from Chicago.
His style ranges from abstract expressionism to figurative.
His art work was influenced by historical, religious, narrative and urban themes.
He is noted for his extensive portrait series of jazz and blues musicians.His work is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, as well as the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Mo.
In 1988, Brown had the first solo exhibition by a Western artist at the Museum of the Chinese Revolution (now the National Museum of China) in Tienanmen Square in Beijing, China.