| Kenneth Keith Forbes | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1892 Toronto, Ontario, |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Field | Painting |
| Training | Hospital Field Art School, Arbroath, Scotland |
| Awards | Chase Scholarship |
Kenneth Keith Forbes (July 4, 1892 – 1980) was a Canadian landscape and portrait painter.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Forbes was the son of John Colin Forbes (1846-1925) also an artist. The younger Forbes had obtained a scholarship at the Hospital Field Art School, Arbroath, Scotland. He won the Chase Scholarship in London with a portrait sketch.[1]
Forbes enlisted in London in 1914 and served during World War I with the 10th Royal Fusiliers as a Captain. He was a war artist and served in the Canadian Army until 1959.
According to a Toronto newspaper report from April 1918, Forbes had recently received a commission from Lord Beaverbrook (Max Aitken) to paint a series of official war pictures at the front.[1]
In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the arts as a landscape and portrait painter". [2]
He is best known for his painting entitled Canadian Artillery in action on display at the Canadian War Museum.
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| Title/subject | Artist | Date created | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Black | Kenneth Keith Forbes | 1934 | Oil on canvas |
| James Langstaff Bowman | Kenneth Keith Forbes | circa 1935 | Oil on canvas |
| Pierre-François Casgrain | Kenneth Keith Forbes | circa 1940 | Oil on canvas |
| James Allison Glen | Kenneth Keith Forbes | circa 1945 | Oil on canvas |
| Gaspard Fauteux | Kenneth Keith Forbes | 1946 | Oil on canvas |
| Robert Borden | Kenneth Keith Forbes | 1947 | Oil on canvas |
| Louis-René Beaudoin | Kenneth Keith Forbes | 1960 | Oil on canvas |
| Marcel Lambert | Kenneth Keith Forbes | 1963 | Oil on canvas |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | Kenneth Keith Forbes | 1962 | Oil on canvas |
