Paul F. Keene Jr.
Paul Farwell Keene Jr. | |
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| Born | August 24, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 26, 2009 Warrington, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Philadelphia Museum School of Art, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Académie Julian |
| Spouse | Laura Mitchell |
Paul Farwell Keene Jr. (24 August 1920 – 26 November 2009) was a Philadelphia-area artist and teacher whose work helped raise the visibility of Black American artists.[1]
Biography
Keene was born on August 24, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] He attended the the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, and the Académie Julian.[3] He served with the Tuskegee Airman during World War II. Keene was able to study at the Academie Julian in Paris under the G.I. Bill. While in Paris Keene wasa founding member of was a founding member of Galerie Huit.[4]
In 1952 Keene located to Haiti[3] where he studied and taught under a John Hay Whitney fellowship.[4] In 1954 he returned to the United States and began teaching at the Philadelphia College of Art, where he taught until 1968.[3] From 1968 through 1985 Keene taught a the Bucks County Community College.[5]
Keene died on November 26, 2009, in Warrington, Pennsylvania.[2]
Work and awards
Keene created a mural for Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., in 1966; a large relief installation at Philadelphia's 59th Street Baptist Church in 1971; and a ceramic installation at the Guild House West in North Philadelphia in 1980.
The American Negro Commemorative Society commissioned him to sculpt the Scott Joplin Sterling Silver Commemorative Medal, struck by the Franklin Mint in 1972.
His works are in collections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Hampton University Museum in Virginia, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the James A. Michener Art Museum, the British Museum in London, the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University in Baltimore, the Nigerian National Museum, the Pennsylvania State Museum in Harrisburg, the Dallas Museum of Art, Tucson Museum of Art, and the Woodmere Art Museum, among others.[6]
Keene was the first recipient of the Woodmere Art Museum's George Beach Pioneer Award in 1998. The University of the Arts presented him with the Silver Star Award in 1976. He produced prints over two decades with the Brandywine Workshop, winning its Van Der Zee Award in 1990.
References
- ^ "Paul Keene Jr". AskArt. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Synatra. "Paul F. Keene Jr". PMA LibGuides at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Keene Jr., Paul F." Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Paul F. Keene papers, circa 1940-1987". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Paul F. Keene". Bucks County Artists Database. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "PAUL FARWELL KEENE JR".
External links
- images of Keene's work at Dolan Maxwell
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