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F Gregory Brown, 1887-1941

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Main details for this item.
Reference number
1996/4837
Name
F Gregory Brown
AKA
Gregory Brown
Born
1887
Collection
Object type
  • Person
Completeness
36%
  • Biography

    AttributeValue
    Biography
    In 1903 F Gregory Brown began his career as an art metalworker, but soon turned to magazine illustration. He was a founder member of the Design and Industries Association in 1915, and designed posters for the Empire Marketing Board, MacFisheries, ICI and the four main railway companies. In 1925 he won a gold medal at the 1925 Paris Exhibition of Decorative Arts for textile design.
    Employment
    Designed posters for the Underground Group and London Transport, 1914-1940
    Role
    Artist,