Roger Brown’s Letters Home, 1960-1976
Posted in Blogging the Archive on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Written by Laura Bickford I spent the Fall semester of 2012 reading, sorting, and organizing a collection of photocopied letters that Roger Brown wrote home to his parents from 1960-1976. These were formative years for Brown, documenting his decision to leave the South and become an artist, his first impressions of Chicago, art school, [...]
Remembering Roger Brown
Posted in ALL THE NEWS on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Roger Brown, December 10, 1941 – November 22, 1997 Roger Brown’s magnanimous gifts continue to enrich SAIC in uncountable ways, and there are always new discoveries. We recently unpacked (from storage) eight carved and silver-painted panels of draped fabric with billowing folds. In a 1995 video we see them installed them in Roger’s studio and he explains that these [...]
On Alabama
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday, April 30th, 2011
The Roger Brown Study Collection community sends out our condolences to the families and individuals directly affected by the devastating tornadoes that hit the Southern states on Thursday, April 27, 2011. We were especially troubled to hear about the catastrophe and casualties in Alabama, Roger Brown’s home state. Our hearts go out to those who [...]
