Alexander Kellock Brown

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


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

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 7 years.[3] Later, Brown studied at the Heatherly School in London.[4]

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

Associations

In addition to his body of paintings, he 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 April 2, 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. "The New Royal Scottish Academician, Mr. A. K. Brown, R.S.A.". The Scottish Review. February 20, 1908. p. 203.
  4. "A Scottish Artist, Death of Mr. A. K. Brown". The Glasgow Herald. May 10, 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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