J. Carter Brown
John Carter Brown III | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Gallery of Art | |
| In office 1969–1992 | |
| Preceded by | John Walker |
| Succeeded by | Earl Alexander Powell III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1934 Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| Died | June 17, 2002 (aged 67) Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Spouses | Constance Mellon Byers
(m. 1971; div. 1973)Pamela Braga Drexel
(m. 1976; div. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | John Nicholas Brown II Anne Seddon Kinsolving Brown |
| Education | Groton School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Harvard Business School New York University |
| Occupation | Arts administrator |
| Awards | National Medal of Arts, Honor Award |
John Carter Brown III (October 8, 1934 – June 17, 2002) was the director of the U.S. National Gallery of Art from 1969 to 1992 and a leading figure in American intellectual life. Under Brown's direction, the National Gallery became one of the leading art museums in the United States, if not the world. He was known as a champion of the arts and public access to art at a time of decreased public spending on the humanities.