Pema Browne
Pema Browne, born Dorothy Pema, (8 February 1928 - 8 July 2018) was a modern artist based in New York City. She worked with oils and watercolor in her early career and mixed media, fabric, and metal on canvas in her later years.
Early years
The daughter of an Albanian restaurateur, Pema was born in Atlantic City, NJ. The family moved to Greensboro, North Carolina to pursue business opportunities, then returned to the Mid-Atlantic and settled in Darby, PA. Educated at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, Pema's critcal acclaim began with a water color that was part of the 2nd International Hallmark Art Awards Exhibition[1], submitted under the name Dorothy Pema Wiley[2]. This traveling exhibition visited the Wildenstein Gallery, the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, among others, from 1952-1953.
Professional Life
After early successes in painting, Pema Browne explored facets of modern art with mixed media including fabric and metal on canvas. She is named in the CLARA database of Women Artists[3].
Literary Agent
In the late 1970s, Dorothy Pema, with her second husband Perry J. Browne, became a Literary Agent[4][5] with a specialty in representing authors of Children's literature and illustrators of Children's books.
Notable Shows
- Bodley Gallery, paintings, September-October, 1963[6]
- East Hampton Gallery, paintings, August-September, 1964[7][8]
Reviews
- Recent Openings: New York Times, Oct 5, 1963[9]
Works Viewable Online
- Christmas Carols[10]
Feature Articles
- Mosaic Tiles Inspired by Memory of Mexico[11]
References
- ^ "Hallmark Art Awards | Hallmark Art Collection". Hallmark Art Collection. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "2nd International Hallmark Art Awards Exhibition | Dallas Museum of Art". www.dma.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "CLARA". clara.nmwa.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Pema Browne Ltd". WritersServices. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Pema Browne Literary Agent - Pema Browne Literary". 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "GALLERY AND MUSEUM SHOWS". New York Times. Sep 29, 1963. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "THIS WEEK AROUND THE GALLERIES". The New York Times. Aug 30, 1964. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Wilson, HW (September 1964). "Exhibition at East Hampton Gallery". Artnews. 63 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ O'Doherty, Brian (5 October 1963). "Recent Openings". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "The Second International Hallmark Art Award: 1952". www.hallmarkartcollection.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ Plumb, Barbara (Oct 1, 1963). "Mosaic Tiles Inspired by Memory of Mexico". New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2018.