Sonia Gordon Brown

Russian-American sculptor

Sonia Gordon Brown (Russian: Соня Гордон Браун)

Sonia Gordon Brown

Born|

Sonia F. Rosental

(1890-01-11)January 11, 1890

Moscow, Russia

Died| c. 1965
Nationality| American
Known for| Sculpture
Spouse| William Gordon Brown

Sonia Gordon Brown (Russian: Соня Гордон Браун; January 11, 1890–c. 1965) was a Russian-American sculptor.[1][2]

Sonia Gordon Brown, née Sonia F. Rosental,[3][4][5] was born in Moscow, Russia on January 11, 1890.[1][6] She studied in Russia, with Nikolay Andreyev and Valentin Serov, and later in Paris, with Antoine Bourdelle.[1][7][8] She later moved to New York.[7] Brown served as president of the New York Society of Women Artists in 1927.[1]

Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of Modern Art[2] and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.[9]

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1. ^ a b c d Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1948–. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.
2. ^ a b "Sonia Gordon Brown". Whitney Museum of American Art. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
3. ^ Faire-part de mariage de William Gordon Brown et Sophie Frances Rosental, 5 avril 1916. (Wedding Invitation by William Gordon Brown and Sophie Frances Rosental, April 5, 1916.), Paris Musées. Produced by: Antoine Bourdelle. Location: Musée Bourdelle. April 5, 1916. Accessed August 25, 2019.
4. ^ American Art News, American Art News, vol. 14., no. 29, April 22, 1916; p. 9 "Miss Sonia Frances Rosental, a sculpturess of 6 Macdougal Alley, was married Wed. at the Old First Presbyterian Church to Mr. William Gordon Brown of 318 W. 57 St."
5. ^ "Marriage notices" (PDF). New York Times. 1916-04-06. p. 13. "BROWN–ROSENTAL. –At the Old First Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Dr. Duffield. Miss Sonia Frances Rosental to William Gordon Brown. April 5."
6. ^ American Federation of Arts (1923). American Art Annual. Vol. 20\. American Federation of Arts. p. 457.
7. ^ a b January 11, 2019 – Brown, Sonia Gordon: 129th birthday(in Russian), EnthnoPetersburg, этнопетербург.рф, January 9, 2019. Accessed August 24, 2019
8. ^ National Sculpture Society (U.S.) (1923). Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue. National Sculpture Society. p. 257.
9. ^ "Artists represented in the Permanent Collection at Provincetown Art Association and Museum. | PAAM". Provincetown Art Association and Museum. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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