Artist
Kathan Brown
American, 1935–2025
Kathan Brown was an American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Kathan Brown was born in New York City.
Kathan Louise Brown was an American master printmaker, writer, lecturer, and entrepreneur. In 1962, Brown founded Crown Point Press, a fine art print shop specializing in etching, and owned and directed the shop since then. Crown Point Press is widely credited with sparking the revival of etching as a viable art medium. Some of the most important artists of our time, including John Cage, Chuck Close, Anish Kapoor, Ed Ruscha, Kiki Smith and Pat Steir, have worked there.
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