Daphne Constance Allen (6 January 1899 – 1985) was an English artist who achieved recognition at an early age as a painter and illustrator. Throughout her career she painted religious subjects and landscapes.
Daphne Constance Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1899 Stamford Hill, London |
| Died | 1985 (aged 85–86) Nailsworth, Gloucester |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Painting, illustration |
Biography edit
Allen was born in the Stamford Hill area of London where she was taught painting from an early age by her parents.[1] Her father was the painter Hugh Allen and she also took life-classes in Chelsea.[2] As a child Daphne Allen had two books, The Birth of the Opal and A Child's Visions, published.[3] She also contributed her illustrations to some books, including works by her father and to Agnes Hart's The Birch Tree.[4] She also began exhibiting with the Society of Women Artists, at the Burlington Gallery, the Dudley Gallery, St. Paul's Deanery and had several shows at the Drummond Gallery.[2][4] For many years Allen lived at Chalford in Gloucestershire and frequently participated in group shows in the area.[2] She was a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colors and the Streatham Society.[4] She contributed illustrations to several publications including The Illustrated London News, The Sketch and Tatler.[1][3] Prints of her work were published by the Medici Society and the religious publishers A R Mowbray.[2] The Victoria and Albert Museum in London hold early examples of her drawings.[2][3] She died in at Nailsworth, Gloucester in 1985.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ a b c d e David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ a b c "Daphne Allen". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Sara Gray (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9780718830847.
- ^ Robert Scholes. "Allen, Daphne Constance (1899-1985". modjourn.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.