William kennedy artist biography
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William Kennedy (painter)
Scottish painter (1859–1918)
William Kennedy (17 July 1859 – 11 December 1918) was a Scottish painter associated with the Glasgow School.
Biography
[edit]William Kennedy was born in Hutchesontown, Glasgow on 17 July 1859,[1] and attended the Paisley School of Art. In the early 1880s he moved to Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian[2] and studied with artists such as Jules Bastien-Lepage, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Raphaël Collin, Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois, and Tony Robert-Fleury.[3][4]
He established a studio in Stirling and painted rural landscapes, as well as boldly-colored depictions of Highland soldiers at Stirling Castle.[4]
Kennedy became a prominent member of a group of artists known as the Glasgow Boys. In 1887 he was elected president of a society formed by the group's members.[2]
He moved to Berkshire in the 1890s,[3] and married fellow painter Lena Scott in 1898.[1] He moved to Tangier in 1912, for health reasons. While living there, his art featured scenes from Moorish life.[1]
Kennedy's wife Lena died in October 1918, and he died in Tangier in December.[2][5][6]
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William John Kennedy
Behind the Lens of
William John Kennedy
Shot in the early 1960s when fine art photographer William John Kennedy and his wife, Marie, forged a friendship with Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana, this recently published collection of images capture the two artists and their most iconic works at the rise of the Pop Art Movement.
William John Kennedy (1930-2021) was born in Glen Cove, New York. Orphaned as a young child he was raised with his older sister by his aunt and uncle in Garden City. After high school Kennedy enrolled at Syracuse University to study fine art. His studies were interrupted by the Korean War where he served as a Paratrooper making over 35 jumps. He was honorably discharged as a Master Sergeant.
When Kennedy returned to the states he moved to NYC to a studio on 23rd Street. He began working as a photographic assistant and studio manager for the renowned Vogue fashion photographer Clifford Coffin. After his time with Coffin, Kennedy launched his own commercial career and became a very successful freelance advertising agency photographer.
In the early 1960s Kennedy met Robert Indiana and subsequently Andy Warhol. Kennedy’s extraordinary 1960s photographs of these two artists at the seminal early part of their careers lay in