Purchase of Norwalk
Dublin Core
Title
Purchase of Norwalk
Creator
Brown, Samuel E.
Source
w
Format
26-1/2 x 81”
Identifier
42
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Biography
Samuel Brown was born in 1903. He worked for the Public Works of Art Project and began work for the WPA Federal Arts Project in November of 1935. He completed a total of 36 easel works and one mural. Brown was adept at painting portraits, completing a number of them for the Westport Library in 1936. His other work was allocated to Redding Hill School, Fairfield State Hospital, Connecticut State Farm for Women, and the Mystic Oral School. Brown’s date of birth is unknown. He died in 1983 at the age of 80.
Category
WPA Art Collection
Media
Oil
Media Details
oil on canvas
Collection
Citation
Brown, Samuel E., “Purchase of Norwalk,” Westport Public Schools Digital Collections, accessed December 1, 2023, https://collections.westportps.org/items/show/67.
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:creator | Item: Samuel E. Brown |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Kings Highway Elementary |
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Staples High School |