Keith Andrews (art historian)
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11 October 1920
Keith Andrews | |
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| Born | Kurt Hermann Aufrichtig 11 October 1920 |
| Died | 4 April 1989 (aged 68) |
| Citizenship | British, 1947–1989 |
| Alma mater | Courtauld Institute |
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| Employer | National Gallery of Scotland |
| Mother | Sabine Kalter |
Keith Andrews FRSE (né Kurt Hermann Aufrichtig;11 October 1920 – 4 April 1989) was a German-born British art historian and museum curator.
Keith Andrews was born Kurt Hermann Aufrichtig in Hamburg on 11 October 1920, the son of Sabine Kalter (1889–1957) and Max Aufrichtig (1879–1950).[1] His mother, born to a German speaking Polish–Galician Jewish family in Jarosław, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (present-day, Poland), was a leading mezzo-soprano at the Hamburg State Opera.[2][3][4] His father, born in Breslau (present-day, Wrocław), was a banker in Hamburg.[5] Andrews had a younger sister Rene Andrews (née Renate Berta Aufrichtig; 1923–1992).[6][7] The family fled Nazi Germany in January 1935 and settled in London with Andrews becoming a naturalised British citizen in 1947.[8][9][1]
Education
Andrews was educated at Quaker School Eerde a school in exil in Eerde, Netherlands.[9] At the age of 17 he contracted Poliomyelitis, which caused permanent muscle weakness in both legs.[9] Returning to London, Andrews attended night school at the Courtauld Institute twice a week, earning his diploma in the early 1950s.[9][10][11] During this time he was well known at Warburg Institute, with Gertrud Bing referring to Andrews as "a child of the house".[9]
Andrews was later awarded an Honorary MA from the University of Edinburgh[11] and an Honorary D Litt from University of Glasgow in 1985.[9]
Career
During his studies at the Courtauld, Andrews worked at Ernst Seligmann's antiquarian bookshop 'E Seligmann, Books & Prints' on Cecil Court.[12][13][9] In 1955, Andrews was employed as an Art Librarian and Curator at the then Liverpool City Libraries, remaining there until 1958.[11][9]
In 1958, Andrews joined the Department of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Scotland as 'Keeper of Prints and Drawings'.[9] Andrews' publications on Adam Elsheimer (1578–1610) are of particular importance.[10]
Andrews was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in March 1989.[11] On 4 April 1989 Andrews died aged 68 in Edinburgh.[11][9]
