Decorating an Arts Pillar; J. Carter Brown Honored at Building Museum From: The Washington Post | Date: March 5, 1993| Author: Sarah Booth Conroy | Copyright 1993 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

With the expertise of the black-tie crowd at the Pension Building last night, the world could have been rebuilt and the universe restored - and all in the best taste. For 500 or so architects, art lovers, developers and aficionados of design had gathered to honor J. Carter Brown, chairman of the Fine Arts Commission.

The occasion was the seventh annual National Building Museum award, presented to Brown "to call attention to the importance of design review." The dinner was held in the ...

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