F Gregory Brown

Visit Of King And Queen To Bournville, 16th May 1919 Now in the collection of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, to which it was donated in 1980.
Poster of the Wye Valley.

Frederic Gregory Brown was an artist & designer born in London in 1887, and died in 1941. He signed his works F Gregory Brown or Gregory Brown.

His father was the art master John Terrell Brown,[1] and he initially completed an apprenticeship in metal work when he left school.[2] After completing his apprenticeship he started out by making art metalwork, and in 1915 he was a founding member of the Design and Industries Association.[3]

In 1914, Gregory started to design posters for London Underground, which he continued to do until 1940[3] producing over 70 designs. He expanded his clientele working with business such as the Empire marketing board, Railway Companies, ICI, Witney Blankets and department stores Bobby & Co. and Derry & Toms.[3][2]

In 1925, he won Gold Medal at the Paris Exhibition of Decorative Arts for his textile designs[2] and continued to paint pictures in his unique style.

The National Portrait Gallery has a number of photographic portraits of Brown, all taken by Howard Coster in 1927.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Find My Past. (subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 3 "F Gregory Brown". British Council. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "F Gregory Brown". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "F. Gregory Brown". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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