Alfred John Keene
Illustration — Alfred John Keene: Derby silk mill, 1895. Alfred John Keene (1864–1930) was a British watercolour artist working in Derby.
Alfred John Keene
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- Born
- 1864
- Died
- 1930
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- The Silk Mill during the fire of 1910 · The Derby Silk Mill
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Alfred John Keene: Derby silk mill, 1895. Alfred John Keene (1864–1930) was a British watercolour artist working in Derby.
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The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are The Silk Mill during the fire of 1910 and The Derby Silk Mill. Work by Alfred John Keene is recorded in the collections of Museum of Making and Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Keene was the fourth son of photographer Richard Keene who published the Derby Telegraph and brother of watercolourist William Caxton Keene and photographer Charles Barrow Keene. Known as "Jack", Keene trained at Derby Central School of Art from 1878 to 1895. 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. 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.
Alfred John Keene (1863-1930) - St Peter's Street, Derby - 1978-193 - Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Alfred John Keene · Art UK
Alfred John Keene (1863-1930) - All Saints' Church Tower, Queen Street, Derby - 1936-619-217 - Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Alfred John Keene · Art UK
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1864
Alfred John Keene born.
1930
Alfred John Keene died.
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- 1.Payne, Brett. Derbyshire Photographers' Profiles: Richard Keene (1825-1894), Richard Keene Junior (1852-1899) and Charles Barrow Keene (1863-1937) of Derby & Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. 2002–2007.
- 2.Allard, Sarah. Goodey's Derby. 9–13. 2003. 1-85983-379-9.
- 3.Derby Sketching Club. History of Derby Sketching Club.
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