J. Carter Brown Gallery Direct ... From: The Washington Post | Date: June 23, 2002 | 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, 67, a master impresario, creative showman and energetic fundraiser who in 23 years as director of Washington's National Gallery of Art elevated the museum's profile, enhanced its appeal and broadened its mission, died of cancer June 17 at a hospital in Boston.

From 1969 until he retired in 1992, Mr. Brown was the public face of the National Gallery, its voice on cassette tape guides to its exhibitions, and host at its formal dinners. This was a period in which attendan...

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