Alexander Kellock Brown by Unknown photographer, 1870s-1900s

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[4]
The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Artscouncil member[4]
The Glasgow Art Clubmember[4]
The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours (RWS)original member
Scottish Artists Benevolent Associationfounding member, secretary, president[9]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 "The New Royal Scottish Academician, Mr. A. K. Brown, R.S.A.". The Scottish Review. 20 February 1908. p. 203.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "A Scottish Artist, Death of Mr. A. K. Brown". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1922. p. 4.
  5. ↑ Caw, Sir James Lewis (2012). Scottish painting, past and present, 1620-1908. Rarebooksclub Com. ISBN 9781150594076. OCLC 935362288.
  6. ↑ McEwen, Peter J. M. (1994). Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. England: Antique Collector's Club. p. 592. ISBN 1-85149-134-1.
  7. ↑ "Alphabetical list of RSA Academicians, with Election Dates 1826 to Present". Royal Scottish Academy.
  8. ↑ "The members of the R.I. since 1831" (PDF). The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.
  9. ↑ "Scottish Artists Benevolent Association". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851–1951.
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