Jerry Dolyn Brown

Jerry Dolyn Brown was an American ceramicist and folk artist (1942–2016). He was born at Lamar County and died at Tupelo.

Also recorded as Jerry Brown.

Jerry Dolyn Brown in brief

Born
1942
Died
2016
Known for
ceramicist and folk artist
Place of birth
Lamar County
Contents

Recognition and collections

Jerry Dolyn Brown received National Heritage Fellowship. Work by Jerry Dolyn Brown is held by Smithsonian American Art Museum and Roger Brown Study Collection.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1923 to 2003.

Untitled Face Jug, dated 1993, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 2000.97. Tetuan, Morocco, dated 1923, watercolor and gouache on ivory wove paper, laid down on gray board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1923.337. Dark Star, dated 2003, oil on panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2004.13. Cirrocumulus and Nimbus, dated 1978, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1982.392. Leaning Tower of Touhy, dated 1980, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1982.393. Pilgrims, dated 1925, lithograph on ivory japanese paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1930.297. Cloudy Night, a Picture That Can Be Hung Upside Down, dated 1978, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1982.391.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jerry Brown Arts Festival, Of Mules and Mud, 2022. Jerry Brown and the Triumph of Leadership, Oxford Scholarship Online, 2017. Brown, Edmund Gerald, Jr, (Jerry Brown), (born 7 April 1938), lawyer, writer and politician; Governor of California, since 2011, Who's Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

The field of work recorded is stoneware.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Hamilton.

Work by Jerry Dolyn Brown is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum and Roger Brown Study Collection.

Distinctions recorded are National Heritage Fellowship.

Chronology

  1. 1923Tetuan, Morocco (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1925Pilgrims (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1942Jerry Dolyn Brown born at Lamar County.
  4. 1978Cirrocumulus and Nimbus (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1980Leaning Tower of Touhy (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1993Untitled Face Jug (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  7. 2003Dark Star (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  8. 2016Jerry Dolyn Brown died at Tupelo.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Brown, Edmund Gerald, Jr, (Jerry Brown), (born 7 April 1938), lawyer, writer and politician; Governor of California, since 2011, Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Jerry Brown and the Triumph of Leadership, Oxford Scholarship Online, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Jerry Brown Arts Festival, Of Mules and Mud, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jerry Dolyn Brown.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6183494: Jerry Dolyn Brown

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Jerry Dolyn Brown”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Ceramics

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