Alexander Kellock Brown (11 February 1849 – 9 May 1922) 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."
History※
Brown received his first drawing lessons in the "Free Church Normal School," Cowcaddens. He took night classes at the Glasgow Art School taught by Robert Greenlees. Brown was an apprentice in the designing department of Inglis and Wakefield, "calico printers," for seven years. Later, Brown studied at the Heatherly School in London.
Brown traveled and painted with such fellow artists as James Docharty and E. A. Walton
Brown was involved in many art organizations in Scotland.
| Royal Scottish Academy | associate (ARSA) |
| Royal Scottish Academy | academician (RSA) |
| Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours | member |
| The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | member |
| The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | council member |
| The Glasgow Art Club | member |
| The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours (RWS) | original member |
| Scottish Artists Benevolent Association | founding member, secretary, president |
References※
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The New Royal Scottish Academician, Mr. A. K. Brown, R.S.A.". The Scottish Review. 20 February 1908. p. 203.
- ^ "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.