Background
III, James Monroe Brown, was born on October 7, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of James Monroe and Helene (Adriance) B.
III, James Monroe Brown, was born on October 7, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of James Monroe and Helene (Adriance) B.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1939; Master of Arts (honorary), Amherst College, 1954; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1946.
Assistant to director, Institute Contemporary Art, Boston, 1941;
assistant director, Institute Contemporary Art, Boston, 1946-1948;
assistant to director, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, 1946;
director, William A. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine., 1948-1951;
director Corning Glass Center, Corning Glass Works, New York, 1951-1963;
director division public affairs, Corning Glass Works, New York, 1956-1959;
director management development, Corning Glass Works, New York, 1959-1961;
president Corning Glass Works Foundation, Corning Glass Works, New York, 1961-1963;
director, Oakland Museum, California, 1963-1968;
director, Norton Simon, Inc. Museum Art, Fullerton, California, 1968-1969;
director, Virginia Museum Fine Arts, Richmond, 1969-1976;
director, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, 1978-1986;
director emeritus, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, 1986-1993. Trustee Art Superior vena cava syndrome International.
Advisory trustee Farnsworth Museum, Rockland Maine.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945. Member American Association Museums (president 1970-1972, executive committee), Association Art Museum Directors Clubs: Harvard (New York City), Grolier.
Married Alice De Wolf Doggett, November 16, 1946 (deceased December 1992). Children: Barbara Allison, Amy Lawrence, Elizabeth De Wolf.