Guide to the Michael Donald Brown papers M2675

Gurudarshan Khalsa

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

2021

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Michael Donald Brown papers

Creator: Brown, Michael D. (Michael Donald)

source: Michael Donald Brown Intervivos Revocable Trust

Identifier/Call Number: M2675

Physical Description: 13.5 Linear Feet (28 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 records storage box, and 2 card boxes)

Physical Description: 2.04 gigabyte(s) Born-digital objects: 2 CD-Rs, 1 DVD-Video, 1 SD card.

Date (inclusive): 1910-2019

Abstract: Michael Donald Brown was an art collector and art dealer from San Francisco who collected primarily Asian-American and Asian artists' work.

Content Description

The Michael Donald Brown papers contains correspondence with vario Asian American artists and their estates. The materials include photographs, exhibition flyers and catalogs, newspaper clippings, artists' biographical information, booklets, research notes, exhibition history, condition reports, acquisition statements, loan agreements, provenance informatio, and other materials.

Many of the photographs of artwork have provenance information on the back: title and date of the work, purchase or sale price, name of the artist, dimensions, medium, about the title of the work, the artist, dimensions, and other information.

The collection is in original order and is primarily ordered alphabetically by artist.

There is significant correspondence with Masatoyo Kishi, James Leong, Ruth Asawa (including an origami frog), Irene Poon, Hisako Hibi, Mine Okubo, Harry Wang, Tyrus Wong, Koho Yamamoto, Noriko Yamamoto and others.

From the deed of gift: All writings and correspondence of Michael Donald Brown with various Asian American artists, their families and estates, as well as materials related to Asian American art."

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Michael Donald Brown papers (M2675). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Biographical / Historical

Michael Donald Brown was born on April 21, 1947 in Liberty, New York. Brown moved to San Francisco and was an art collector and art dealer who dealt primarily with Asian American and Asian artists. He died on August 14, 2019 in San Francisco, California.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Asian American art -- 20th century.

Artists -- United States.

Chinese American artists

art, art museums, collections

Michael Donald Brown Intervivos Revocable Trust

Box 1, Folder 1

Toshio Aoki 2005-2013

Box 1, Folder 2

Toshio Aoki (folder 1 of 2) 1995-2020

Box 1, Folder 3

Toshio Aoki (folder 2 of 2) 1995-2020

Box 1, Folder 4

Toshio Aoki - lecture by Chelsea Foxwell at the Asian Art Museum 2010

Box 1, Folder 5

Toshio Aoki - Chelsea Foxwell article 2012

Box 1, Folder 6

Toshio Aoki - article by Chelsea Foxwell on Kano Hogai (contemporary of Aoki) 2010-2011

Box 1, Folder 7

Ruth Asawa (folder 1 of 2) 1979-2007

Box 1, Folder 8

Ruth Asawa (folder 2 of 2) 1979-2007

Box 2, Folder 1

Bernice Bing 1991-2009

Box 2, Folder 2

Franz Bischoff 2010-2016

Box 2, Folder 3

Edward Bruce

Box 2, Folder 4

Wah Ming Chang 1989-2003

Box 2, Folder 5

Wah Ming Chang (folder 1 of 2) 1994-2006

Box 2, Folder 6

Wah Ming Chang (folder 2 of 2) 1994-2006

Box 2, Folder 7

George Chann (folder 1 of 2) 1973-1997

Box 3, Folder 1

George Chann (folder 2 of 2) 1973-1997

Box 3, Folder 2

George Chann - Crystal Cathedral 1999

Box 3, Folder 3

George Chann - newspaper clippings

Box 3, Folder 4

George Chann - Otis Story, Otis Art Institute alumni catalog 1994

Box 3, Folder 5

George Chann - photos of art sold

Box 3, Folder 6

George Chann - photos of inventory of figurative and abstract paintings

Box 3, Folder 7

Lenore Chinn 2001

Box 3, Folder 8

Teng Hiok Chiu 1973-2003

Box 4, Folder 1

Teng Hiok Chiu 1994-1997

Box 4, Folder 2

David Paul Chun 1991-2003

Box 4, Folder 3

Sung Woo Chun (folder 1 of 2) 1999-2014

Box 4, Folder 4

Sung Woo Chun (folder 2 of 2) 1999-2014

Box 4, Folder 5

Chang Dai-Chien 1972-1999

Box 5, Folder 1

Chang Dai-Chien, Hideo Date and Isami Doi - Carmel Artists List 1963-2001

Box 5, Folder 2

Filipino artists (folder 1 of 2)

Scope and Contents

Artists include: Victor Duena, Carlos Carvajal Sr., Leo Valledor, Romeo Tabuena, Carlos Villa, Alfonso Ossorio, Rogelio San Miguel, Angel Ramirez, and Pacita Abad.

Box 5, Folder 3

Filipino artists (folder 1 of 2)

Scope and Contents

Artists include: Victor Duena, Carlos Carvajal Sr., Leo Valledor, Romeo Tabuena, Carlos Villa, Alfonso Ossorio, Rogelio San Miguel, Angel Ramirez, and Pacita Abad.

Box 5, Folder 4

Jade Fon 1985-2010

Box 5, Folder 5

Jade Fon - photos

Box 6, Folder 1

Jade Fon - exhibitions 1991-2014

Box 6, Folder 2

Jade Fon - Pamela Della-Michael Brown correspondence (folder 1 of 2) 1990-2017

Box 6, Folder 3

Jade Fon - Pamela Della-Michael Brown correspondence (folder 2 of 2) 1990-2017

Box 6, Folder 4

Jade Fon - photos of art: San Francisco (folder 1 of 2)

Box 6, Folder 5

Jade Fon - photos of art: San Francisco (folder 2 of 2)

Box 6, Folder 6

Jade Fon - photos of art: Oakland, Berkeley and the East Bay

Box 7, Folder 1

Jade Fon - photos of art: Benicia and Martinez

Box 7, Folder 2

Jade Fon - photos of art: San Rafael and the North Bay

Box 7, Folder 3

Jade Fon - photos of art: Carmel, Pebble Beach and Santa Cruz

Box 7, Folder 4

Jade Fon - photos of art: California

Box 7, Folder 5

Jade Fon - photos of art: Southwest and Alaska

Box 7, Folder 6

Jade Fon - photos of art: Hawaii

Box 7, Folder 7

Jade Fon - photos of art: boats

Box 7, Folder 8

Jade Fon - photos of art

Box 7, Folder 9

Yun Gee and Li-lan (folder 1 of 2) 1979-2008

Box 7, Folder 10

Yun Gee and Li-lan (folder 2 of 2) 1979-2008

Box 8, Folder 1

Taneyuki Dan Harada 1994-2006

Box 8, Folder 2

Taneyuki Dan Harada 1992-2011

Box 8, Folder 3

Taneyuki Dan Harada - correspondence 1991-1997

Box 8, Folder 4

Taneyuki Dan Harada - correspondence 1997-2003

Box 8, Folder 5

Taneyuki Dan Harada - correspondence 2004-2010

Box 9, Folder 1

Taneyuki Dan Harada - correspondence 2011-2015

Box 9, Folder 2

Taneyuki Dan Harada - correspondence 2016-2019

Box 9, Folder 3

Hawaiian artists

Scope and Contents

Artists include Satoru Abe, John Young, and Harry Tsuchidana.

Box 9, Folder 4

Miki Hayakawa 2001-2002

Box 9, Folder 5

Miki Hayakawa (folder 1 of 2) 1985-2005

Box 9, Folder 6

Miki Hayakawa (folder 2 of 2)

Box 10, Folder 1

Hon-Chew Hee 1976-1994

Box 10, Folder 2

Hon-Chew Hee - photos

Box 10, Folder 3

George Matsusaburo Hibi 1988-2005

Box 10, Folder 4

Hisako Hibi (folder 1 of 5) 1991-2017

Box 10, Folder 5

Hisako Hibi (folder 2 of 5) 1991-2017

Box 11, Folder 1

Hisako Hibi (folder 3 of 5) 1991-2017

Box 11, Folder 2

Hisako Hibi (folder 4 of 5) 1991-2017

Box 11, Folder 3

Hisako Hibi (folder 5 of 5) 1991-2017

Box 11, Folder 4

Teikichi Hikoyama 2014-2016

Box 11, Folder 5

Teikichi Hikoyama 2005

Box 11, Folder 6

Teikichi Hikoyama 2016

Box 11, Folder 7

Kamesuke Hiraga 1960-1998

Box 12, Folder 1

Kamesuke Hiraga 2003

Box 12, Folder 2

William Shih-Chieh Hung 1992-1992

Box 12, Folder 3

Shiro Ikegawa 1991-1993

Box 12, Folder 4

Estelle (Peck) Ishigo 1989-1998

Box 12, Folder 5

Miyoko Ito 1980-2005

Box 12, Folder 6

Dale Joe 2012-2013

Box 12, Folder 7

Tameya Kagi 2006-2010

Box 12, Folder 8

Matsumi Kanemitsu 1988-1997

Box 13, Folder 1

Matsumi Kanemitsu

Box 13, Folder 2

Betty Kano 1992-2005

Box 13, Folder 3

Kentaro Kato 1994

Box 13, Folder 4

Takeshi Kawashima 2006-2008

Box 13, Folder 5

Dong Kingman (folder 1 of 2) 1990-2017

Box 13, Folder 6

Dong Kingman (folder 2 of 2) 1990-2017

Box 13, Folder 7

Dong Kingman 1994-2014

Box 14, Folder 1

Masatoyo Kishi 1972-2017

Box 14, Folder 2

Masatoyo Kishi 2002-2008

Box 14, Folder 3

Taiji Kiyokawa 1965-2003

Box 14, Folder 4

Taiji Kiyokawa

Box 14, Folder 5

Chuang-Kuang Koo 2004

Box 14, Folder 6

Shiyei Yukie Kotoku 1996-1999

Box 15, Folder 1

Yasuo Kuniyoshi 1945-2007

Box 15, Folder 2

Yasuo Kuniyoshi 1995

Box 15, Folder 3

Liu Kuo-Sung 1997-1998

Box 15, Folder 4

John Kwok 1992

Box 15, Folder 5

Soojai Lee

Box 15, Folder 6

Chee Chin S. Cheung Lee 1991-2005

Box 15, Folder 7

Chee Chin S. Cheung Lee 1991-2005

Box 16, Folder 1

Jake Lee 1990-2011

Box 16, Folder 2

Mong Q. Lee 1993

Box 16, Folder 3

James Leong - correspondence 1993-2005

Box 16, Folder 4

James Leong 1997-2011

Box 16, Folder 5

Hung Liu 1994

Box 16, Folder 6

James Liu 1992-2003

Box 16, Folder 7

Peter Lowe 1992-1996

Box 16, Folder 8

Keye Luke

Box 16, Folder 9

Yoshio Markino 1995-2003

Box 16, Folder 10

Yoshio Markino - McClure's magazine article 1910

Box 17, Folder 1

Mary Mateo and Sylvester Mateo 1975-1993

Box 17, Folder 2

George Miyasaki 1963-1999

Box 17, Folder 3

Shiro Miyazaki 1999-2006

Box 17, Folder 4

Seong Moy (photocopies) 1951-1964

Box 17, Folder 5

Thomas Nagai

Box 17, Folder 6

Emiko Nakano 1998-2003

Box 17, Folder 7

Kenjilo Nanao and Gail Chadell Nanao 1995-2018

Box 17, Folder 8

Hidai Nankoku 1959-1960, 2000

Box 17, Folder 9

Long Nguyen 2003-2007

Box 17, Folder 10

Isamo Noguchi and Hideo Noda 1991-1995

Box 17, Folder 11

Nong (Robert Han) 1993-2000

Box 18, Folder 1

Chiura Obata 1991-2011

Box 18, Folder 2

Chiura Obata - photos

Box 18, Folder 3

Manuel Ocampo 1993-1997

Box 18, Folder 4

Arthur Okamura 1991-2009

Box 18, Folder 5

Miné Okubo (folder 1 of 2) 1993-2006

Box 18, Folder 6

Miné Okubo (folder 2 of 2) 1993-2006

Box 19, Folder 1

Miné Okubo 1949-2004

Box 19, Folder 2

Miné Okubo 1990-1993

Box 19, Folder 3

Miné Okubo 1995-2003

Box 19, Folder 4

Pacific northwest Asian artists

Scope and Contents

Portland galleries. Artists include: Andrew Chinn, Takuichi Fujii, Kamekichi Tokita, Kenjiro Nomura, George Tsutakawa, Paul Horiuchi, Yasushi Tanaka, Fay Chong, Wylog Fong, Shigemitsu Hamada, and K. Furuya.

Box 19, Folder 5

Sueo Serigawa and Yoichi Serigawa 1991-2010

Box 19, Folder 6

Toshi Shikizu 2010-2016

Box 19, Folder 7

Liao Shiou-Ping

Box 20, Folder 1

Henry Sugimoto (folder 1 of 2) 1991-2016

Box 20, Folder 2

Henry Sugimoto (folder 2 of 2) 1991-2016

Box 20, Folder 3

Kazuye Suyematsu 2016

Box 20, Folder 4

James Suzuki 1991-2007

Box 20, Folder 5

Lewis Suzuki 1986-2015

Box 20, Folder 6

Lewis Suzuki 1993-2012

Box 21, Folder 1

Frank Taira 1994-1997

Box 21, Folder 2

Frank Taira 1968-2000

Box 21, Folder 3

Frank Taira 2004-2012

Box 21, Folder 4

Frank Taira 2004-2012

Box 21, Folder 5

Frank Taira

Box 21, Folder 6

Frank Taira - slides

Box 22, Folder 1

Frank Taira - "Landscape" 1990

Box 22, Folder 2

Shinkichi Tajiri 1994

Box 22, Folder 3

Teiji Takai 1999-2015

Box 22, Folder 4

Michio Takayama 1988-1998

Box 22, Folder 5

Terada T. and C. Tamotzu

Box 22, Folder 6

Terada T. and C. Tamotzu 1991-2003

Box 22, Folder 7

Anse Uchimo 1980-1999

Box 22, Folder 8

Tokio Ueyama 1997-2001

Box 22, Folder 9

Tokio Ueyama

Box 22, Folder 10

Bumpei Usui 2014-2016

Box 22, Folder 11

Roberto Vallangca 1941-2011

Box 23, Folder 1

Chi-Chien Wang 1994

Box 23, Folder 2

Harry Wang 1977-1994

Box 23, Folder 3

Harry Wang 1993

Box 23, Folder 4

Wing-Kwong Tse 2004

Box 23, Folder 5

Wing-Kwong Tse

Box 23, Folder 6

Wing-Kwong Tse

Box 23, Folder 7

Wing-Kwong Tse

Box 23, Folder 8

Flo Oy Wong 1992

Box 23, Folder 9

Jade Snow Wong 1997-2006

Box 23, Folder 10

Nanying Stella Wong 1992-2006

Box 24, Folder 1

Tyrus Wong (folder 1 of 2) 1990-2015

Box 24, Folder 2

Tyrus Wong (folder 2 of 2) 1990-2015

Box 24, Folder 3

Gary Woo 1999-2008

Box 24, Folder 4

Works Progress Administration 2000

Box 24, Folder 5

Zao Wou-Ki 1954-1999

Box 24, Folder 6

Koho Yamamoto 1988-2016

Box 24, Folder 7

Noriko Yamamoto 2003-2016

Box 24, Folder 8

Thomas Yamamoto 1992

Box 24, Folder 9

Ling Fu Yang 1994-2014

Box 24, Folder 10

Taro Yashima

Box 24, Folder 11

Richard Yip 1993

Box 25, Folder 1

John Chin Young 1990-1999

Box 25, Folder 2

S.C. Yuan 1969-1994

Box 25, Folder 3

Miscellaneous 1968-1997

Box 25, Folder 4

Miscellaneous

Box 25, Folder 5

Miscellaneous 1991-2004

Box 25, Folder 6

Miscellaneous data and photographs

Box 25, Folder 7

Miscellaneous photographs

Box 25, Folder 8

Miscellaneous: Angel Island Immigration Station dedication 1998

Box 25, Folder 9

Miscellaneous: Autry National Center 2008

Box 26, Folder 1

Miscellaneous: Matthew Barnes 1992

Box 26, Folder 2

Miscellaneous: Yamada Baske 1991-1996

Box 26, Folder 3

Miscellaneous: Calligraphy exhibition at the Pacific Heritage Museum 1997

Box 26, Folder 4

Miscellaneous: Eva Fong Chan 1982

Box 26, Folder 5

Miscellaneous: Rose Chen

Box 26, Folder 6

Miscellaneous: Chen Chi

Box 26, Folder 7

Miscellaneous: Chinatown Art Club

Box 26, Folder 8

Miscellaneous: Chinese Historical Society of America Museum 2001

Box 26, Folder 9

Miscellaneous: Yuen Yuey Chinn

Box 26, Folder 10

Miscellaneous: Conservation best practices and guidelines

Box 26, Folder 11

Miscellaneous: Crystal Bridges proposal - artists offered

Box 26, Folder 12

Miscellaneous: Wylog Fong

Box 26, Folder 13

Miscellaneous: Ah Gai

Box 26, Folder 14

Miscellaneous: Emile Gruppé 1992

Box 26, Folder 15

Miscellaneous: Victor Hirtzler 1990-1991

Box 26, Folder 16

Miscellaneous: Ning Hou 1997-1999

Box 26, Folder 17

Miscellaneous: Arinori Ichihara 1993

Box 26, Folder 18

Miscellaneous: Kyohei Inukai and Kataro Shirayamadani 1991

Box 26, Folder 19

Miscellaneous: Genichiro Inokuma

Box 26, Folder 20

Miscellaneous: Internment art auction cancelled 2015

Box 26, Folder 21

Miscellaneous: Kazunori Ishibashi 1997

Box 26, Folder 22

Miscellaneous: Japanese art clubs in Los Angeles

Box 26, Folder 23

Miscellaneous: Takuma Kajiwara 2005

Box 26, Folder 24

Miscellaneous: Seiji Kato 1996

Box 26, Folder 25

Miscellaneous: Masando Kito 1998-2006

Box 26, Folder 26

Miscellaneous: Hideo Kobashigawa 2000

Box 26, Folder 27

Miscellaneous: Tadasuke Kuwayama

Box 26, Folder 28

Miscellaneous: Lebadang 1992

Box 26, Folder 29

Miscellaneous: Johnson Lee - finger painter 1997

Box 26, Folder 30

Miscellaneous: Nakahama Manjiro 1994

Box 26, Folder 31

Miscellaneous: Kazuo Matsubara

Box 26, Folder 32

Miscellaneous: Koichi Matsuda

Box 26, Folder 33

Miscellaneous: Michael Kizhner Fine Art 1998

Box 26, Folder 34

Miscellaneous: Mi Chou Gallery 1997

Box 26, Folder 35

Miscellaneous: Hiroku Miyake

Box 26, Folder 36

Miscellaneous: Jishiro Miyauchi - internment camp painting 2005

Box 27, Folder 1

Miscellaneous: Fuji Nakamizo 1998-2002

Box 27, Folder 2

Miscellaneous: Kinichi Nakanishi 1995

Box 27, Folder 3

Miscellaneous: Naga art 1990-2000

Box 27, Folder 4

Miscellaneous: Newspaper clippings 1990-1992

Box 27, Folder 5

Miscellaneous: Win Ng 1991

Box 27, Folder 6

Miscellaneous: Koichi Nomiyama

Box 27, Folder 7

Miscellaneous: Kenzo Okada

Box 27, Folder 8

Miscellaneous: Alfonso Ossorio 2002

Box 27, Folder 9

Miscellaneous: Outsider Art - Frank Koci, Henry Darger and Victor Duena 1980-1994

Box 27, Folder 10

Miscellaneous: Irene Poon 1999-2017

Box 27, Folder 11

Miscellaneous: Irene Poon - book 2001

Box 27, Folder 12

Miscellaneous: Fong Chung Ray 2007

Box 27, Folder 13

Miscellaneous: Rosenberg Library, Galveston (S. Kamu and Kiyochika Kobayashi) 1993

Box 27, Folder 14

Miscellaneous: Ben Sakoguchi 1999-2000

Box 27, Folder 15

Miscellaneous: Ben Sakoguchi 2001

Box 27, Folder 16

Miscellaneous: Yang San-lang 1995

Box 27, Folder 17

Miscellaneous: Tadashi Sato 2002

Box 27, Folder 18

Miscellaneous: Kay Sekimachi 2016

Box 27, Folder 19

Miscellaneous: Toko Shinoda 1983-1995

Box 27, Folder 20

Miscellaneous: Yamashita Shintaro

Box 27, Folder 21

Miscellaneous: K. Takahashi

Box 27, Folder 22

Miscellaneous: Teiji Takai 1999

Box 27, Folder 23

Miscellaneous: Reuben Tam 1996-2001

Box 27, Folder 24

Miscellaneous: Kitagawa Tamiji

Box 27, Folder 25

Miscellaneous: Nobie Tanimoto - internment camp artist

Box 28, Folder 1

Miscellaneous: Topaz 50 reunion 1993

Box 28, Folder 2

Miscellaneous: Pham Teng

Box 28, Folder 3

Miscellaneous: Walasse Ting 1999-2014

Box 28, Folder 4

Miscellaneous: Fong Yin Tong

Box 28, Folder 5

Miscellaneous: Teruyo Ueki 1994

Box 28, Folder 6

Miscellaneous: Martin Wong 2004

Box 28, Folder 7

Miscellaneous: Chao Chen Yang

Box 28, Folder 8

Views from Asian California: an illustrated history, 1920-1965, Michael D. Brown 1992

Box 28, Folder 9

Views from Asian California - annotated copy 1992

Box 28, Folder 10

Library of Congress card catalog for Views from Asian California 1992

Box 28, Folder 11

Views from Asian California - essay

Box 28, Folder 12

Early Asian American art - internet article 1996

Box 28, Folder 13

Views from Asian California - museum proposal

Box 28, Folder 14

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco 1997

Box 28, Folder 15

The Philips Collection 1994

Box 28, Folder 16

San Jose Museum of Art - possible exhibition 1999

Box 28, Folder 17

Heritage Publishers 1993

Box 28, Folder 18

Book sales 2009-2016

Box 28, Folder 19

Book review 1993

Box 28, Folder 20

Research: historical exhibition catalogs (photocopies)

Box 28, Folder 21

Research: historical exhibition catalogs (photocopies)

Box 29, Folder 1

Purchases 1990-2019

Box 29, Folder 2

Leads, addresses and other miscellaneous information

Box 29, Folder 3

Artist lists

Box 29, Folder 4

Artists' files sent to Kevin Murphy

Box 30

Photographs of artwork: A-R by artist

Scope and Contents

Organized alphabetically by artist, captions on the back record artist, title, dimensions, dates, medium, and other information. There are no photographs or dividers for letters H - K.

Box 31

Photographs of artwork: S-Z by artist

Scope and Contents

Organized alphabetically by artist, captions on the back record artist, title, dimensions, dates, medium, and other information.

Box 32

Photographs of artwork: A-Z by artist

Scope and Contents

Organized alphabetically by artist, captions on the back record artist, title, dimensions, dates, medium, and other information.