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Theophilus, 'figurative' movement

SAN FRANCISCO -- William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half a century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay Area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92.

Brown died Wednesday in his apartment in San Francisco, gallery owner Thomas Reynolds told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Brown, who professionally went by the name Theophilus, was...

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