Kenneth King (artist)
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(National Maritime Museum of Ireland)
Kenneth King, born in Dublin, Ireland (1939 - 2019) was a notable international marine artist who was a Chaplain in the Royal Navy before he became a full-time artist.[1] King's studio, "Straid Studio-Gallery", is in Glencolmcille, a Gaeltacht or Irish language speaking region in County Donegal, Ireland.
King's father was Richard King, best known for his designs of Irish postage stamps[2] and his work in stained glass.
King specialises in depicting the naval and merchant shipping of Ireland, as well as seascapes of the country's coastline and lighthouses. He has been commissioned by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Irish Shipping, An Post, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the Maritime Institute of Ireland and the Office of Public Works.
The National Maritime Museum of Ireland has paintings, by Kenneth King, of all the Irish ships lost during World War II. Irish Shipping had commissioned King to paint pictures of all their ships. When Irish Shipping was liquidated, the receiver sold the collection at auction. The Maritime Institute of Ireland acquired some of the paintings; they concentrated on ships lost during World War II. Later, at the instigation of Des Brannigan, then President of the Institution, the Institute commissioned King to paint pictures of the other Irish Ships lost during the war. This collection is on display in the National Maritime Museum of Ireland. The collection lacks one image: the Naomh Garbhan which hit a mine off the Waterford coast and sank with the loss of three lives on 2 May 1945.[3]
Exhibitions[edit]
Recent exhibitions by King include:
- 2014 'Vitality of the Sea' exhibition of marine oils, Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Co. Cork.[4]
- 2013 'Kenneth King: Saol agus Saothar' - An Gailearaí, Na Doirí Beaga, Co Dhún na nGall.[5]
- 2012 'Bound for Blue Water' - an exhibition of marine oils, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo.[6]
Bibliography[edit]
Kenneth King, Life and Works by Marianne O'Kane Boal[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kenneth King, Marine Artist". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Hegarty, Kevin (19 March 2009). "Richard King". Mayo News. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Remember". lugnad.ie/. On-line Journal of Research on Irish Maritime History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Vitality of the Sea paintings by Kenneth King continues until Sunday 31 August". 12 August 2014.
- ^ "KENNETH KING". www.angailearai.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "An Siopa Gaeilge - Beathaisnéis / Biography. Kenneth King Life and Works by Marianne O'Kane Boal". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kenneth King at Wikimedia Commons
- 1 artwork by or after Kenneth King at the Art UK site
- Local news article for Kenneth King in the Glencolmcille community website.
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