William Kennedy
Scottish painter
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| Intro | Scottish painter | |||
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |||
| was | Painter | |||
| Work field | Arts | |||
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| Birth | 17 July 1859, Hutchesontown, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | 1918 (aged 58 years) | |||
| Star sign | Cancer | |||
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William Kennedy (17 July 1859 – 1918) was a Scottish painter associated with the Glasgow School.
Biography
William Kennedy was born in Hutchesontown, Glasgow on 17 July 1859, and attended the Paisley School of Art. In the early 1880s he moved to Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian and studied with artists such as Jules Bastien-Lepage, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Raphaël Collin, Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois, and Tony Robert-Fleury.
He established a studio in Stirling and painted rural landscapes, as well as boldly-colored depictions of Highland soldiers at Stirling Castle.
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.
He moved to Berkshire in the 1890s, and married fellow painter Lena Scott in 1898. He moved to Tangier in 1912, for health reasons. While living there, his art featured scenes from Moorish life. He died in 1918.