Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The scattered papers of arts administrator Adele Smith Brown date from 1935 to 1982 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Found are letters from artists and material relating to Brown's work at the Museum of Modern Art Gallery of Washington and the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts.
Biographical/Historical Note
Adele S. Brown (1910-2001) was an arts administrator and instructor, active in Washington, D.C. She worked at the Phillips Studio House of the Phillips Memorial Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art Gallery, and was an exhibition assistant for the Section of Fine Arts.
Provenance
The collection was donated in 1996 by Adele S. Brown.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.