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Inez
Brown was born October 16, 1928, in Webster Grove, Missouri.
Inez lost both of her parents early in life. After the death
of her mother, she and her siblings moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
to live with her maternal grandparents.
Inez first discovered her love of fishing at the age of seven,
when her great-grandmother introduced her to it. At the age of
16, Inez left Pine Bluff to be closer to her brother, who had moved
to California. She built a life in Berkeley, California. She got
married, worked as a maid and cook, and raised two adopted sons.
Fishing remained one of her favorite pastimes throughout her adult
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| Inez has been institutionalized in
the Subacute Care Unit of Alameda Hospital in Alameda, California,
for over seven years. She lost her voice after an emergency
tracheotomy and is unable to walk. At first, Inez was hesitant
when the hospital staff suggested that she participate in
the Art
With Elders weekly art class, saying that she knew
nothing about drawing. Then, one day, staff just wheeled
her into the class. Once she started painting, she loved
it. Not discovering her artistic talent until the age of
74, Inez says that she is often shocked and amazed by some
of the artwork she has created. |
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Having
only an eighth-grade education, Inez always felt she lived an
ordinary, unexceptional life. But in chronicling her life, Inez
Brown reveals that she is by no means ordinary; in fact she is
extraordinary in a very quiet, unassuming way. |
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