

Samuel Joseph Brown Jr. was a watercolorist, printmaker, and educator. He was the first African American artist hired to produce work for the Public Works of Art Project, a precursor to the Work Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Brown often depicted the lives of African Americans in his paintings. He worked primarily in watercolor and oils, and he produced portraits, landscapes and prints.
His paintings are held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art.
In Collection: Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art (View all 421)
Josephine Joy (American, 1869-1948)
James Lesesne Wells (American, 1902–1993)
Jennie Lewis (American, 1892–1944)
Jolan Gross Bettelheim (Hungarian, 1900–1972)
Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965)
Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (American, 1890–1944)
David Burke (American, 1935–1943)
Minetta Good (American, 1895–1946)
Susan Brown Chase (American, 1868–1948)
Mortimer Borne (American, 1902-1987)
Anonymous
Jolan Gross Bettelheim (Hungarian, 1900–1972)
Victor Laredo (American, 20th Century)
Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (American, 1890–1944)
Albert Potter (American, 1903 - 1937)