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Jan 29, 2025
Original seascape oil painting on board by listed Oregon artist, Mary (Mamie) Parvin Brown (1867-1932), signed lower left. Art measures 9" h x 14" w presented in a frame measuring 11.5" x 17".
Provenance: Mary Parvin Brown attended Willamette University, studying under Marie Craig. She later worked at Northwest Normal Collection, also known as the Capitol Normal School, founded by her father in Salem in 1897. She served as the school principal and also taught china painting, fine art and music. Brown moved to Portland around the turn of the century and opened the Northwest Normal School of Music and Art. She exhibited with the Oregon Society of Artists and in Oregon State Fairs. Brown had a studio in Portland on NW Thurman Street. She was also known as Mrs. James Brown. Education: Willamette University: M. Craig; M. Bridges; C. Cooke (1882-88). Membership: Oregon Society of Artists. Awards: Oregon State Fair (1891, 1894, 1900, 1902). Collections: Oregon Historical Society. Exhibitions: Oregon State Fair (1891, 1894, 1900, 1902); Oregon Society of Artists (1930); Pittock Mansion (China Painters of the Golden Age, 1890-1920, 2000); Heppner; Hillsboro. References: OHSAR; PCD (1904-1906-14, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1928-32); M2; M3. Media: Oil, pastel, watercolor. Specialty: Landscapes, seascapes, still life, animals, china painting.
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