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1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 2009. Known for: Abstraction, expressionist figure.
Born in Philadelphia, Paul Keene is a black artist who earned an eminent reputation at a time when that was difficult for artists of his race. He earned three degrees and taught at Temple... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Paul Keene is a black artist who earned an eminent reputation at a time when that was difficult for artists of his race. He earned three degrees and taught at Temple University's Tyler School of Art and the Philadelphia College of Art. In the 1960s, he settled in Bucks County,... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Paul Keene is a black artist who earned an eminent reputation at a time when that was difficult for artists of his race. He earned three degrees and taught at Temple University's Tyler School of Art and the Philadelphia College of Art. In the 1960s, he settled in Bucks County, New Hope, Pennsylvania. His subject matter reflects his personal responses to experiences of Afro Americans, and his work includes voodoo symbolism, ancient Haitian deities, and depictions of jazz... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Paul Keene is a black artist who earned an eminent reputation at a time when that was difficult for artists of his race. He earned three degrees and taught at Temple University's Tyler School of Art and the Philadelphia College of Art. In the 1960s, he settled in Bucks County, New Hope, Pennsylvania. His subject matter reflects his personal responses to experiences of Afro Americans, and his work includes voodoo symbolism, ancient Haitian deities, and depictions of jazz musicians.
Born in Philadelphia, Paul Keene is a black artist who earned an eminent reputation at a time when that was difficult for artists of his race. He earned three degrees and taught at Temple University's Tyler School of Art and the Philadelphia College of Art. In the 1960s, he settled in Bucks County, New Hope, Pennsylvania. His subject matter reflects his personal responses to experiences of Afro Americans, and his work includes voodoo symbolism, ancient Haitian deities, and depictions of jazz musicians.
Paul Keene Jr - Artist Info
About Paul Keene Jr: Keywords
Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts