Arthur Knyvett-Lee | |
Birth Name: | Arthur Knyvett Lee |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1887 |
Death Date: | 1974 |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | art gallery owner |
Known For: | co-founder, The Redfern Gallery |
Parents: | Frederic Hugh Lee Florence Lee |
Arthur Knyvett-Lee (6 June 1887 - 1974) was a British art gallery owner, the co-founder of The Redfern Gallery.
Knyvett-Lee was born on 6 June 1887.[1] He was the son of Frederic Hugh Lee, a solicitor, and his wife Florence Lee.[2]
He served in the British Army during the First World War, rising to the rank of captain, with the Somerset Light Infantry.
In 1923, Knyvett-Lee co-founded The Redfern Gallery with Anthony Maxtone Graham on the top floor of Redfern House, 27 Old Bond Street, London, as an artists' cooperative.[3] [4]
He died in 1974.[1]