Terrell, Allen Townsend, 1897-1986.

Allen Townsend Terrell (1897-1986) was a painter and sculptor from New York, N.Y.

From the description of Allen Townsend Terrell papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220233671

From the description of Allen Townsend Terrell papers, 1908-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744426565

Allen Townsend Terrell (1897-1986) was a painter and sculptor who worked in Paris, Rome, and New York. Terrell was born in Riverhead, New York and graduated from the Columbia University School of Architecture in 1921. He also studied painting and sculpture at the Art Students League with Edward McCartan and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Albert Laessle. In 1924, he studied in France at the Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau with sculptor Charles Despiau, and at the Académie Julian in Paris.

Between 1924 and 1926, Terrell established a studio in Paris, later moving to Rome between 1928 and 1931. From 1934 to 1935, he taught watercolor and still life painting at the Parsons School of Design.

Among other exhibitions in Paris, New York, and Philadelphia, Terrell had a solo exhibition at the National Arts Club in 1975. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and president of the Alumni of the American School at Fontainebleau.

Allen Townsend Terrell died on July 8, 1986.

From the guide to the Allen Townsend Terrell papers, 1908-1982, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)