Kathan Louise Brown was an American master printmaker, writer, lecturer, and entrepreneur.
14 Facts About Kathan Brown
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In 1962, Brown founded Crown Point Press, a fine art print shop specializing in etching, and owned and directed the shop since then.
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Kathan Brown was born in New York City on April 23,1935 and grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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In 1956, Kathan Brown left Antioch College in Ohio for one year to attend the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.
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The landlady offered the press to Kathan Brown, saying it had been there since World War II.
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In 1962, Kathan Brown started Crown Point Press in a storefront space in Richmond, California.
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In 1965, Kathan Brown began publishing the etching portfolios of Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud.
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Over time, Kathan Brown shifted much of her focus to writing and left the day-to-day operations of the press to director Valerie Wade who is a partner in the business.
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Kathan Brown wrote the first book in the series, Magical Secrets about Thinking Creatively: The Art of Etching and the Truth of Life, which highlights various creative processes artists have embraced while working in the Crown Point studio.
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In 2004, Kathan Brown wrote The North Pole, a book detailing her trip to the North Pole through photographs and interviews with travelers, scientists, and a polar archivist.
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Kathan Brown was the author of a monthly video segment, The Three Minute Egg, where she discusses the creative process.
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Kathan Brown married Jeryl Parker in 1960 and had a son, Kevin Powis Parker, in 1961.
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Parker and Kathan Brown amicably separated in 1963 and later divorced.
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Kathan Brown died at her home in the San Francisco Bay Area on March 10,2025, at the age of 89.