I. Theophilus Brown longed to be an artist from his early childhood. His first accolades came when he placed in an adult art show at the age of 13. Thrust into WWII as part of a heavy weapons company brought his privileged and sheltered upbringing to an end. After the war, he resumed his artistic journey with renewed commitment, meeting and being influenced by a who's who list of artists including Picasso, Braque, DeKooning, Park, Diebenkorn, Thiebaud, Rothko and more.
—Roy Allen Wood