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.

painter, writer and lecturer, was born in Melbourne on 2 September 1893, second daughter of Professor (Sir) Harry Brookes Allen and his wife Ada, née Mason.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011