Mary Cecil Allen b. 2 September 1893

Also known as Cecil Allen
  • Artist (Painter)
An accomplished artist and writer, Allen was also a prolific lecturer, she was the first lecturer to be employed by the National Gallery of Victoria and while living in New York she organised the city's first exhibition of Australian art which she also lectured about.
Name
Mary Cecil Allen
Also known as Cecil Allen
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) -
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
Birth date
2 September 1893
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
7 April 1962
Death place
Provincetown, Mass., USA
Burial place
Provincetown Cemetery, Provincetown, MA, USA
Residence
  • 1960 - 1962 Provincetown, Mass., USA
  • 1959 - 1960 Australia
  • 1950 - 1959 Provincetown, Mass., USA
  • 1950 Australia (Melbourne, Vic. and Central Australia )
  • c.1936 - c.1949 United State of America
  • 1935 - 1936 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1926 - c.1935 New York, NY, USA
  • c.1926 Paris, France
  • 1913 - 1926 Mebourne, Vic.
  • c.1912 - c.1913 England, UK
  • c.1893 - c.1912 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • c.1912 Slade School of Art, London, England, UK
  • Studied again 1913/1916, c.1910 - c.1912 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book