This Kind of Bird Flies Backward: Paintings by Joan Brown
Fussing Around by the Light of the Moon, 1959
Oil on canvas
84 x 88 inches
Private Collection
Girl with Red Background (Self-portrait), c. 1959
Oil on canvas
24 ¾ x 19 inches
Private Collection
Untitled, ca. 1960
Oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 23 ½ inches
Lorna Meyer-Calas and Dennis Calas
Cocker Spaniel with Cloud at Night, 1963
Oil on canvas
34 x 30 inches
Lorna Meyer-Calas and Dennis Calas
El Verano, 1960
Oil on canvas
70 x 67 inches
Collection of Suzanne Diamond
Untitled (Bob with Horses), ca. 1960
Enamel on canvas laid down on panel
46 x 36 inches
Private Collection
Girl Standing (Girl with the Red Nose), 1962
Oil on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Courtesy of di Rosa, Napa
Girls in the Surf with Moon Casting a Shadow, 1962
Oil on canvas
72 x 72 inches
Collection of Suzanne Diamond
Noel's First Christmas, 1963
Oil on canvas
70 ½ x 48 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self Portrait with Cloud & Cigarette, 1964
Mixed media collage on panel
81 ¾ x 68 inches
Private Collection
Gordon, Joan and Rufus in Front of S.F. Opera House, 1969
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 inches and 80 x 31 5/8 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self-Portrait with Fish and Cat, 1970
Enamel on masonite
96 x 48 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self Portrait, 1970
Enamel on canvas
26 x 26 inches
The Buck Collection, Laguna Beach, California
The Anniversary – Accessories – Scarf with Evening Purse, Orchid Corsage and Glove, 1971
Enamel on panel
23 ½ x 29 ½ inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Portrait of a Girl, 1971
Enamel on masonite
97 ¾ x 49 ¾ inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Christmas Time 1970 (Joan and Noel), 1971
Enamel on masonite
97 ¾ x 49 ¾ inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Christmas Cup, 1971
Enamel on canvas
15 ½ x 12 ½ inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Plate of Christmas Cookies, 1971
Enamel and glitter on canvas
13 ½ x 17 ½ inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self-Portrait in Knit Hat, 1972
Enamel on canvas
20 x 16 inches
Private Collection
Self-Portrait in Scarf Drinking Tea, 1972
Enamel on canvas
20 x 15 ¾ inches
Private Collection
Self-Portrait in Turban with Eskimo Dog Pin, 1972
Enamel on canvas
24 x 18 inches
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Art by Women Collection: Gift of Linda Lee Alter
Self-Portrait in Fur Hat, 1972
Enamel on panel
46 ¾ x 29 ¾ inches
Courtesy of di Rosa, Napa
Parts of a Woman, 1972
Enamel on canvas
84 x 24 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self-Portrait with Scarf (aka Woman in Scarf), 1972
Enamel on canvas
16 x 12 inches
Collection of Wanda Kownacki and John Holton
Twenty to Nine aka 20 to 9, 1972
Enamel on masonite
89 x 48 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Smoker, 1973
Cardboard, oil, enamel, wire, string, and stone bead
21 ½ x 16 x 18 ¼ inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Single Figure #2, 1974
Mixed media: acrylic & gouache on canvas, mounted on cardboard
36 x 24 inches
Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art
Gift of Charles Boone
1984.35.06
Acrobat #2, 1974
Oil enamel on canvas
72 x 84 inches
David R. Packard & Margaret B. Castor
After the Alcatraz Swim #1, 1975
Oil enamel on canvas
96 x 78 inches
Collection of Maryellen and Frank Herringer
Adventures of a Woman #2, 1975
Oil and enamel on canvas
78 ½ x 79 inches framed
Estate of Joan Brown
The Bicentennial Champion, 1976
Oil and enamel on canvas
96 x 78 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
The Journey #1, 1976
Enamel on canvas
84 x 72 inches
Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art
Gift of Norm Lariviere
1993.13
Mary Julia #36, 1976
Acrylic and crayon on paper
36 x 24 inches
W. Donald Head/Old Grandview Ranch
The Kiss, 1976
Enamel on canvas
96 x 78 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
The Seduction #7, David & Stephanie, 1976
Acrylic and graphite on wove paper
36 x 24 1/8 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
The Seduction #8, David & Stephanie, 1976
Acrylic and graphite on wove paper
36 x 24 1/8 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
The Seduction #9, David & Stephanie, 1976
Acrylic and graphite on wove paper
36 x 24 1/8 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
The Seduction #10, David & Stephanie, 1976
Acrylic and graphite on wove paper
36 x 24 1/8 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self-Portrait, 1977
Oil enamel on canvas
90 x 72 inches
Collection of Sandra Shannonhouse
Self-Portrait at Age 39, 1977
Enamel on canvas
17 ½ inches (tondo)
Collection of Maryellen and Frank Herringer
The End of the Affair, 1977
Enamel on canvas
78 ¾ x 96 ¾ inches
Estate of Joan Brown
The Cosmic Nurse, 1978
Oil enamel on canvas
96 x 78 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self-Portrait at Age 42, 1980
Enamel on canvas
71 ¾ x 60 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Family Portrait, 1981
Oil on canvas
59 x 59 (octagon) inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Homage to Sathya Sai Baba, 1983
Oil and enamel on canvas
72 x 120 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
Self Portrait with Monkey Mind, 1983
Ink on paper
16 x 12 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
New Age: A Transformation, 1984
Enamel on canvas
72 x 120 inches
Estate of Joan Brown
