Currently featured in the exhibition “The Art of Conservation – damaged painting at South Shields” – Conservation, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

James Miller Brown had his studio in South Shields, but for a short period also worked in Newcastle. He mainly produced landscapes and coastal scenes of the local area and wider region. The museum holds several of Brown’s works, plus as sketchbook and a treatise on drawing and painting.

Object description
Type: Easel Painting
Location: South Shields Museum, Tyne & Wear
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: James Millar Brown (1856n – 1908)
Date: Unknown

Image Details
Date: 24 July 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 250
Licensing: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.