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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.
  • Biographical Data b. 2 September 1893 Melbourne, Vic.
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 10 people
  • Groups 6 groups
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  • Exhibitions 3 exhibitions
  • Collections 10 collections
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  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC
    Description

    Established in 1886, the Warrnambool Art Gallery offers a diverse collection of artworks, from elegant European salon paintings to the Avant-garde modernism of the Angry Penguins.

    Artworks range from romanticised colonial landscapes to contemporary Australian printmaking by Juan Davila, Barbara Hanrahan and Ray Arnold.

    Website
    http://www.thewag.com.au/
  • Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura Rural City Council, VIC
    Website
    http://www.milduraartscentre.com.au/Home.aspx
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, VIC
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC
  • Castlemaine Art Museum
    Description

    Previously 'Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum’

    Website
    https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/
    Note

    https://collection.castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/persons/2/mary-allen-b1893-d1962

  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
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    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia
    Website
    http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/collections/ccwa
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Updated Sept. 2, 2023
Created Jan. 1, 1995
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