EDWARD M. BROWNLEE

'Edward M. Brownlee' is an American sculptor who is known for his modernist architectural creations. He was born in Portland, Oregon on April 23, 1929 and grew up there on the west side in a dilapidated neighborhood where he found many remnants of building materials lying about and began making constructions from them. He dropped out of high school after three years and joined the Army, where he spent three years in Japan as a topographer. Brownlee received his formal education at Oregon State University and at the California College of Arts and Crafts. In 1954, he became the first recipient of a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii. The Hawaii chapter of the American Institute of Architects recognized Brownlee with a special award for “outstanding contributions of art to architecture”. He maintains studios in Honolulu, Hawaii and Portland, Oregon and works in cast stone, bronze and stainless steel.
Brownlee’s monumental sculptures may be found in Alaska, Oregon, Fiji, and Hawaii. In Honolulu, Hawaii, they are located at the Ala Moana Shopping Center, the Honolulu International Airport, the library of Punahou School, and Orvis Auditorium at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The Honolulu Academy of Arts and the Hawaii State Art Museum are among the public collections holding work by Edward M. Brownlee.

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★ Haar, Francis and Neogy, Prithwish, "Artists of Hawaii: Nineteen Painters and Sculptors", University of Hawaii Press, 1974, 26-33.

★ Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, "Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces", University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 92.

★ Yoshihara, Lisa A., ''Collective Visions, 1967-1997'', [Hawaii] State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997, 140-141.