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Allen Terrell

Allen Townsend Terrell (1897 - 1986) was active/lived in New York.  Allen Terrell is known for Genre, figure, mural painting, drawing, sculpture.

Allen Townsend Terrell (b. 1892 - 1986)

He was born in Riverhead, NY in 1892 where he grew up and attended High School.  The Terrell family traces its family roots back to pre-Revolutionary New England and was prominent on Long Island since the 1850s.

Terrell studied architecture at Columbia University, and after graduation worked briefly for an architectural firm while studying painting and sculpture at New York's Art Student's League under Edward Mc Carten.

In 1927 Terrell's interest in art let him to France.  At the American School in the Palace of Fontainebleau he studied watercolor and fresco painting with Jean Despujols and Paul Baudoin.  Later he went to Paris to study painting at various academies, such as the Julien, the Colarossi, and the Academie Scandinave.  Deciding to specialize in sculpture, he worked with Charles Despiau - his most important influence - and later with Marcel Gimond.  For several years in the late 1920s he   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2701 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Allen Terrell


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
  • Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Gardens, Garden Scenes
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Art Association
  • American Artists Professional League
  • American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
  • National Arts Club, New York
  • National Sculpture Society
Art Teacher
  • Jean Despujols
Art School
  • Academie Julian, Paris, Student
  • Art Students League of New York, Student
  • Columbia University Art Department, Student
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Figure Specialty
  • Genre Specialty
  • Mural Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Allied Artists of America
  • American Artists Professional League-
  • American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
  • National Academy of Design, New York
  • National Arts Club
  • National Sculpture Society-
  • Society of Independent Artists--

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