Sam Brown [videorecording] / [produced by] the National Archives ; interviewer, Shawn Aubitz, 1985
Brown, Samuel Joseph,
b. 1907
Painter
Philadelphia, Pa.
Collection size: 1 videocassette (120 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Collection Summary: An interview with painter Samuel Brown conducted by Shawn Aubitz of the National Archives, for an exhibition on the Work Projects Administration in Philadelphia. Brown discusses his work on the WPA; materials and techniques; some of his paintings, including "The Scrubwoman," and "The Lynching"; sharing a studio with Dox Thrash; and a visit from Eleanor Roosevelt.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter; Philadelphia, Pa.
Donated 1990 by Samuel J. Brown, through the National Archives, as part of AAA's Philadelphia Art Documentation Project.
