Harry Keir | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henry Keir 12 December 1902 |
| Died | 17 November 1977 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Harry Keir (12 December 1902 - 17 November 1977) was a Scottish painter.[1][2] He was known as the Glasgow Pub Artist; and Glasgow's Lowry for his depictions of the working class. He was known to rush off a picture to pay for a drink. He turned teetotal towards the end of his life.[3]
Life
editHis father was Cumming Gorden Keir (20 November 1865 - 25 September 1925), a gamekeeper from Kingscourt in the County of Cavan, Ireland. Cumming Keir's father was Halbert Hamilton Keir (c. 1833 - 4 April 1901), a gamekeeper from Pitlochry in Perthshire. The Cumming name came from his mother Jane Cumming (c.1835 - 14 December 1912) from Dunkeld.
His mother was Mildred Pearce (c. 1871 - 11 November 1934), known as Bertha, from England. Cumming and Bertha married on 2 July 1894 in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.
Henry Keir, known as Harry, was born on 12 December 1902 in Ballina, County Mayo in Ireland.
The family moved to Glasgow c. 1910 when Harry was a child.
Harry married Elsie Isobel Saxton (12 August 1907 - 17 April 1977) from St. Andrew parish in Dundee. They married in Camlachie, Glasgow on 5 April 1927.
They had 2 sons and 2 daughters.
Art
editDeath
editHe died on 17 November 1977 in Knightswood hospital, Glasgow.[4] The funeral was at North Dalnottar crematorium at Clydebank on 21 November 1977.[5]
There is a memorial to him in the Tolbooth Bar at Glasgow Cross.[6]
Works
editReferences
edit- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XO89AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=Harry+Keir&article_id=3286,4909114&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimj7Ci_eqGAxWFSUEAHY8ADrYQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=Harry%20Keir&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yeA9AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Harry+Keir&article_id=1686,5130668&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimj7Ci_eqGAxWFSUEAHY8ADrYQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=Harry%20Keir&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EDY-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA28&dq=Harry+Keir&article_id=4882,4115799&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_1YWOg-uGAxVmUEEAHdBmOa0Q6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=Harry%20Keir&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ve89AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=Harry+Keir&article_id=4994,3111516&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimj7Ci_eqGAxWFSUEAHY8ADrYQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=Harry%20Keir&f=false
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artists/keir-harry-19021977
- ^ https://www.mctears.co.uk/auction/lot/3-gsa-evening-classes-a-mixed-media-by-henry-keir/?lot=209155&sd=1
Category:1902 births
Category:1977 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters