Paul F. Keene papers
name: label: Creator
content: Keene, Paul F., Jr., 1920-2009
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: African American educators
label: Topic
content: African American painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed in 1988 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Keene, Paul F., Jr., 1920-2009
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Paul F. Keene, Jr. (1920-2009) was an African American painter and educator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Tuskegee Airman in WWII, Keene used his G.I. Bill to study at Academie Julian in Paris. While in Paris, he was a founding member of Galerie Huit, a collective gallery for American artists. Keene received a John J. Whitney fellowhip and studied and taught in Haiti from 1952-1954. He also exhibited his work while there. Upon his return to the United States, Keene taught at the Philadelphia College of Art, the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, and at Bucks County Community College.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1940-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.keenpaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4234 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Paul Keene, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter and educator Paul F. Keene consists of correspondence regarding Keene's application for the Whitney Fellowship, Mr. Whitney's purchase of a painting, and a letter from Humbert Howard regarding an award and exhibition of Keene's painting at the Pyramid Club; diplomas; and painting inventories. Also included is a scrapbook containing portraits of Keene as a student, his time in Paris, and of his exhibitions, as well as a letter from the Whitney regarding an exhibition. Photographs and printed material are also included in the collection. Photographs depict Keene's paintings; family; students at Tyler; Keene and fellow artists in front of Galerie Huit in Paris; Keene's apartment; friends in Paris and Haiti; and Keene teaching at Philadelphia College of Art.