Alfred John Keene
Alfred John Keene (1864–1930) was a British watercolour artist working in Derby.
Biography[]
Keene was the fourth son of photographer Richard Keene[1] who published the Derby Telegraph and brother of watercolourist and photographer . Known as "Jack", Keene trained at Derby Central School of Art from 1878 to 1895.[2]
Keene managed the family business with his brother Charles after their father's death. Alfred John Keene was a founder member, in 1887, of the Derby Sketching Club with F Booty, William Swindell, George Thompson, Charles Terry And Frank Timms. This club late had Keene as its president and it still meets today.[3] Keene's paintings were collected by Alfred E. Goodey who eventually purchased 77 of them. Goodey gave his collection of paintings to Derby Museum in 1936.[2]
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- ^ Payne, Brett (2002–2007). "Derbyshire Photographers' Profiles: Richard Keene (1825-1894), Richard Keene Junior (1852-1899) and Charles Barrow Keene (1863-1937) of Derby & Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ a b Allard, Sarah; Nicola Rippon (2003). Goodey's Derby. pp. 9–13. ISBN 1-85983-379-9.
- ^ "History of Derby Sketching Club". Derby Sketching Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
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