P.031  Alvin Brown, Jr. "Wharf Scene, Rockport, Ma.", American, ca. 1920, gouache on board, signed Alvin Brown, Jr. l.r., in hand carved and gilded frame.

Sight Dimensions: H: 21 ½i n.    W: 14 ½ in.   

Alvin Brown, Jr.


Painter b. Rockport, MA. 1910, d. Rockport , Ma. 2002. 
Studied: Massachusetts School of Art, Graduated 1934
Member: Rockport Art Association, North Shore Arts Association
Work: private collections.  As a child, Alvin Brown was afflicted with polio and took up drawing and painting during his rehabilitation, eventually creating well over 100 works in various media.  Collaborated with Harrison Cady, when Brown was a student, on a series of charcoal drawings illustrating stories written by Thornton Burgess. Served as Rockport, MA Town Clerk and continued to paint  throughout his lifetime, inspired by the beauty of his native Cape Ann.
Source: Mr. Myron Brown and family members
 

P.031 Alvin Brown, Jr. "Wharf Scene, Rockport"

P.031 Alvin Brown, Jr. "Wharf Scene, Rockport"