Alfred John Keene facts for kids
Alfred John Keene: Fire at the Derby silk mill, 1910.
Alfred John Keene (1864–1930) was a British watercolour artist working in Derby.
Biography
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 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.
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