Joe Brown

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJoseph "Joe"•Brown
Used nameJoe•Brown
Born20 March 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Died14 March 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Joseph Brown came from a family that had immigrated from Russia and spent his youth in Philadelphia. As a versatile athlete he was granted a scholarship to Temple University. After leaving the university without graduating, he took up professional boxing. While working as an artist’s model he took an interest in sculpture. Brown became a long-time apprentice and assistant of renowned sculptor Tait McKenzie, but never underwent academic training. In 1937 Brown started a long career as the boxing coach at Princeton and two years later started teaching sculpture at the same university, lecturing as a professor of visual arts from 1962-77. Brown produced more than 400 statuettes, portrait busts, and sculptures, mostly in bronze, and was best known for his sculptures of athletes. He died in a Philadelphia hospital after a long illness.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions USA Joe Brown
Sculpturing, Statues, Open (Olympic) AC