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Label Text Roger Brown was an important member of the Chicago Imagists. Among numerous sources, popular culture, advertising, and folk art inspired his work. Brown's use of cartoon-like imagery and flat planes of color influenced a generation of artists. Source: NEWS January Febrruary 2000
Roger Borwn was born in 1941 and raised in north-central Alabama. He moved to Chicago in the early1960s to study at the School of the Art Institute. There he evolved a highly personal style as part of a close-knit community of teachers and students. By the early 1970s, Brown along with his colleagues had been identified as Chicago Imagists. Source: News, April May June 1988. Just east of Chicago is the beachside community of New Buffalo, Michigan, where Brown’s partner, George Veronda, designed a home and studio retreat for the couple. Here, Brown depicts a New Buffalo pub in his distinct, cartoon-like style. He’s rendered the customers as silhouettes—a common tactic employed by Brown that can discreetly indicate anonymity or queerness. October, 2020
DimensionsFrame: 21 3/4 × 25 1/4 × 3 in. (55.2 × 64.1 × 7.6 cm)
Canvas (/image): 20 × 23 7/8 in. (50.8 × 60.6 cm)
Accession Number 1999.25
Classificationspainting
The Light House Pub, New Buffalo
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Harry L. Brown
1959
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Alex Brown
2003
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Mark Rothko
1956
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
John Koch
1952-1953
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Sarah Young Bear-Brown
2022
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Cecily Brown
2005
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Maurice Brazil Prendergast
1912
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
George L. Noyes
1917
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Glenn Brown
2016
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Walter Wellington Quirt
1951