Joe Brown (1900-1985)
PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED NEW YORK COLLECTOR
Joe Brown (1900-1985)

Boxers

Details
Joe Brown (1900-1985)
Boxers
inscribed 'Brown/1930' (on the base)--inscribed '177 Soonsa Foundry' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Sale: Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey, 10 September 2011, lot 1008.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

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Lot Essay

Joe Brown's life was ruled by two passions--sculpture and boxing. He was fortunate to have been able to spend his life immersed in both. From 1937 to 1962, he coached boxing at Princeton University and was instrumental in regulating college boxing as a competitive sport. Like his teacher, R. Tait McKenzie, Brown chose athletes as the subject of most of his sculpture, focusing on the anatomy of the body in action.

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