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J Redding Kelly

J. Redding Kelly (1870 - 1939) was active/lived in New York.  J Kelly is known for Portrait and landscape painting, teaching.

This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.

J. REDDING KELLY (August 5, 1870 – December 8, 1939)
A.K.A. “John J. Kelly,” “Redding Kelly”

AUTHOR’S NOTE: There has been incredible confusion about this artist, and this biographywill correct the confusion. “J. Redding Kelly” and the artist known as “Julia Kelly” are NOT the same person, they are two different people, one a man and one a woman.

Artist, Portrait and Landscape Painter, Professor. Born as “John J. Kelly” in New York City to an Irish immigrant father, in 1890 he officially changed his name to “J. Redding Kelly.” This was likely done to hide his Irish ancestry and provide a more aristocratic air and elegant sounding name for his chosen profession. While alternative birth years of 1868 and 1873 have been reported, 1870 appears to be the correct year of his birth.

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