Mitty Lee Brown b. 1921

Also known as Juanita Lee Brown
  • Artist (Painter)
Le Brown a painter and printmaker, born in San Francisco was runner up in NSW Travelling Art Scholarship, 1944. Left Australia in 1945 to travel extensively around the world and currently lives and works in Sri Lanka.
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Name
Mitty Lee Brown
Also known as Juanita Lee Brown
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1921
Birth place
San Francisco, CA, USA
Active Period
  • c.1945 - c.2006
  • c.1980 - c.2006
Arrival
  • c.1922
Residence
  • c.1944 - c.1945 'Merioola', Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
  • Sri Lanka
  • England, UK
  • Kashmir, India
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Westonbirt, England, UK
  • Ascham School, Sydney, NSW
  • 1944 - 1946 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Ellis, Eric (9 February 2012), 'The Last Grande Dame of Australian Art'.>]
Alternative names
  • Juanita Lee Brown
  • Juanita Lee Brown
Arrivals
  • c.1922
  • c.1922
Related people
  • Medworth, Frank Charles (associate of)
  • Dobell, William (associate of)
  • Friend, Donald (associate of)
  • Lee, Ailsa (child of)
  • Lowe, Chica (associate of)
  • Medworth, Frank Charles (associate of)
  • Dobell, William (associate of)
  • Friend, Donald (associate of)
  • Lee, Ailsa (child of)
  • Lowe, Chica (associate of)
Related person groups
  • East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Merioola, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Merioola, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related works
  • Sulky Girl (creator of)
  • Sulky Girl (creator of)
Related collections
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • NSW Travelling Art Scholarship (received)
  • NSW Travelling Art Scholarship (received)
Field Changes
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