Allen, Marion Boyd, 1862-1941
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Marion ("Minnie") Boyd Allen (1862-1941), the daughter of Stillman Boyd Allen (1830-1891), a lawyer, and Harriet Smith (Seaward) Allen (1831-1922), was born in Boston, Mass., on 23 October 1862. Her brother, Willis Boyd Allen (1855-1938), lawyer, author, and journalist, was born at Kittery, Me. He graduated from Harvard University in 1878 and received an LL.D. from Boston University in 1881.
Minnie studied at the art school of the Boston Museum of Fine Art with Tarbell and Benson, and became a prominent painter, winning many prizes in the 1910s to the 1930s. At the age of 67, she "braved the wild" to paint the Grand Canyon. On 6 March 1905, she married, at Boston, Mass., William Augustus Allen (1842-1911). She died on 28 December 1941.
From the description of Diary, 1875-1876. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259100
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referencedIn | Allen, Marion Boyd, 1862- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
creatorOf | Allen, Marion Boyd, 1862-1941. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
creatorOf | Allen, Marion Boyd, 1862-1941. Diary, 1875-1876. | Gadsden Public Library | |
referencedIn | J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge papers, 1855-1939. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge papers, 1855-1939. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Sidney C. Woodward papers | Archives of American Art |
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associatedWith | Allen, Elizabeth Derby, 1812-1908. |
associatedWith | Allen, Harriet Smith Seaward, 1834-1922. |
associatedWith | Allen, Stillman Boyd, 1830-1891. |
associatedWith | Allen, Willis Boyd, 1855-1938. |
associatedWith | Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
associatedWith | Seaward, Joseph, 1802-1883. |
associatedWith | Seaward, Mary Smith, 1809-1885. |
correspondedWith | Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend), 1827-1916 |
associatedWith | Woodward, Sidney C., 1890-1963. |
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