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 edit
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 edit
Brown was involved in many art organizations in Scotland.
| Royal Scottish Academy | associate (ARSA)[7] |
| Royal Scottish Academy | academician (RSA) |
| Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours | member[8] |
| The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | member[4] |
| The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | council member[4] |
| The Glasgow Art Club | member[4] |
| The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours (RWS) | original member |
| Scottish Artists Benevolent Association | founding member, secretary, president[9] |
References edit
- ^ Desmond, R. (1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. Taylor & Francis. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Baile de Laperriere, Charles; Viles, Meta; Soden, Joanna (1991). The Royal Scottish academy exhibitors, 1826-1990: a dictionary of artists and their work in the annual exhibitions of the Royal Scottish academy. Hilmarton Manor Press. ISBN 9780904722246. OCLC 466651904.
- ^ a b c "The New Royal Scottish Academician, Mr. A. K. Brown, R.S.A.". The Scottish Review. 20 February 1908. p. 203.
- ^ a b c d e "A Scottish Artist, Death of Mr. A. K. Brown". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1922. p. 4.
- ^ Caw, Sir James Lewis (2012). Scottish painting, past and present, 1620-1908. Rarebooksclub Com. ISBN 9781150594076. OCLC 935362288.
- ^ McEwen, Peter J. M. (1994). Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. England: Antique Collector's Club. p. 592. ISBN 1-85149-134-1.
- ^ "Alphabetical list of RSA Academicians, with Election Dates 1826 to Present". Royal Scottish Academy.
- ^ "The members of the R.I. since 1831" (PDF). The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.
- ^ "Scottish Artists Benevolent Association". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851–1951.