Gravely Ill J. Carter Brown Quits Posts; Fine Arts Chairman Left Mark on Capital From: The Washington Post | Date: May 31, 2002| Author: Jacqueline Trescott | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

J. Carter Brown, influential longtime chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts, has resigned that post and several others because of severe health problems.

Brown held sway over the federal panel for 30 years, approving profound changes to Washington's monumental core that ranged from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the planned Frank Gehry addition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In addition, Brown was the director of the National Gallery of Art for 23 years, greatly expanded its coll...

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