Alexander Kellock Brown Explained

Alexander Kellock Brown (11 February 1849 – 9 May 1922)[1] was a Scottish painter of landscapes and brother of the sculptor William Kellock Brown. He painted in oils and water-colors and exhibited frequently at the Royal Scottish Academy exhibits between 1871 and 1922.[2]

History

Brown received his first drawing lessons in the Free Church Normal School, Cowcaddens.[3] He took night classes at the Glasgow Art School taught by Robert Greenlees.[3] [4] Brown was an apprentice in the designing department of Inglis and Wakefield, calico printers, for seven years.[3] Later, Brown studied at the Heatherly School in London.[4]

Brown traveled and painted with such fellow artists as James Docharty[5] and E. A. Walton[6]

Associations

Brown was involved in many art organizations in Scotland.

Royal Scottish Academyassociate (ARSA)[7]
Royal Scottish Academyacademician (RSA)
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Coloursmember[8]
The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Artsmember
The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Artscouncil member
The Glasgow Art Clubmember
The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours (RWS)original member
Scottish Artists Benevolent Associationfounding member, secretary, president[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Desmond, R. . Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers . Taylor & Francis . 1994 . 978-0-85066-843-8 . April 2, 2019 . 105.
  2. Book: Baile de Laperriere . Charles . Viles . Meta . Soden . Joanna . The Royal Scottish academy exhibitors, 1826-1990: a dictionary of artists and their work in the annual exhibitions of the Royal Scottish academy . 1991 . Hilmarton Manor Press . 9780904722246 . 466651904 . English.
  3. News: The New Royal Scottish Academician, Mr. A. K. Brown, R.S.A. . The Scottish Review . February 20, 1908 . 203.
  4. News: A Scottish Artist, Death of Mr. A. K. Brown . The Glasgow Herald . May 10, 1922 . 4.
  5. Book: Caw . Sir James Lewis . Scottish painting, past and present, 1620-1908. . 2012 . Rarebooksclub Com . 9781150594076 . 935362288 . English.
  6. Book: McEwen, Peter J. M. . Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture . Antique Collector's Club . 1994. 1-85149-134-1 . England . 592.
  7. Web site: Alphabetical list of RSA Academicians, with Election Dates 1826 to Present . Royal Scottish Academy .
  8. Web site: The members of the R.I. since 1831 . The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours .
  9. Web site: Scottish Artists Benevolent Association . Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851–1951 .

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