Background
Lawrence, Sidney Smith was born on April 15, 1948 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Sidney Smith Junior and Polly (Ghirardelli) Lawrence.
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Roger Brown
(Book by Lawrence, Sidney)
Book by Lawrence, Sidney
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Music in Stone: Great Sculpture Gardens of the World
(Book by Sidney Lawrence, George Foy)
Book by Sidney Lawrence, George Foy
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Roger Brown: Southern Exposure by Sidney Lawrence (2007-09-09)
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Roger Brown by Roger Brown (1987-08-01)
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Roger Brown: Southern Exposure
( Visionary art by an Alabama native who grew to affect t...)
Visionary art by an Alabama native who grew to affect the world far beyond his small-town southern roots. The work of Roger Brown (1941?)—a nationally celebrated artist, innovator of the Chicago "Imagist" movement, and an Alabama native—has been exhibited many times and is held in numerous collections, public and private. However, no view of his life and work is as personal as Roger Brown: Southern Exposure. This book highlights a very intimate side of Brown’s oeuvre: his connection to family and his southern roots. From his early childhood drawings to paintings made in his homes in Chicago, Michigan, and California, and then his return to Alabama, we witness the talent of a boy turned artist and social critic. The son of a grocer/restaurateur and an artistically inclined housewife, Brown grew up in Opelika watching his father build things, his mother collect cherished mementos, and his younger brother's first endeavors as an artist. Brown's southern heritage remained relevant throughout his career, and he himself noted that his work was "about" wherever he was at the time, what involved him intellectually, and his personal experiences. Laced with social commentary on politics, religion, and art, Brown inevitably filtered his work through his small-town southern roots, acknowledging the centrality of religious piety, moral obligation, and close-knit family ties. Also evident is Brown’s interest in the creations of self-taught artists that he witnessed as a boy and in travels through the south. He found pleasure in seeking out the mundane, the used, and kitsch found in flea markets and thrift shops. These objects of ephemera became both inspiration and elements in his work. His works of art remain timely for their emphasis on the visual rhetoric of location, politics, the art world, and popular culture. They are testaments to the comprehension and visionary talent of an Alabama boy who grew to have an impact on the world far beyond his small-town southern roots.
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Roger Brown by Sidney Lawrence (1987-09-01)
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Sidney Smith Lawrence
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1972; Master of Arts, University of California, Davis, 1980.
Career
Co-director, Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, 1973-1975; public affairs officer, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, since 1975. Lecturer Smithsonian National Associations, various cities, 1986-1990.
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Works
book
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Roger Brown: Southern Exposure
( Visionary art by an Alabama native who grew to affect t...)
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Music in Stone: Great Sculpture Gardens of the World
(Book by Sidney Lawrence, George Foy)
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Roger Brown
(Book by Lawrence, Sidney)
- Roger Brown: Southern Exposure by Sidney Lawrence (2007-09-09)
- Roger Brown by Roger Brown (1987-08-01)
- Roger Brown by Sidney Lawrence (1987-09-01)
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Roger Brown: Southern Exposure
Membership
Exhibns. committee member Arlington (Virginia) Arts Center, 1988-1989. Member of advisory com.Robert Lehman Art Center at Brooks School, Massachusetts, since 1996. Member American Association Museum (public relations committee since 1980, editor Update newsletter 1984-1987), College Art Association, Washington Sculptors Group, Society California Pioneers (San Francisco), City Tavern Club.
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Political Party
Democrat