Mary Cecil Allen papers

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Mary Cecil Allen papers

1928-1970

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A scrapbook, ca. 1934-1962, containing clippings, pamphlets, and photographs; the bulk are Australian press clippings from 1935-1936 when Allen was in Melbourne; and Allen's book, The Mirror of the Passing World (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1928). Inserted in the book are a letter to Elisabeth Hooker, 1970, and a snapshot of Allen with the painters Henry and Ada Hensche and art shop owner, Will Rogers, in the Hensche's house, Provincetown, Mass.

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Hensche, Henry, 1901-

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Henry Hensche (1901-1992) was a painter and educator from Provincetown, Massachusetts. From the description of Oral history interview with Henry Hensche, 1971 June 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596630 Painter, instructor; Provincetown, Massachusetts. Died 1992. From the description of Henry Hensche scrapbooks, 1923-1993 (bulk 1923-1966). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84451768 Hensche: painter, instructor; Provincetown, Mass. Wa...

Allen, Mary Cecil, 1893-1962

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Painter, teacher, lecturer; Melbourne, Australia, New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass. She was also known as Cecil Allen and Mary Cecil. Allen was born in Australia. She studied at the National Gallery of Victoria for several years, and briefly at the Slade School in London. In 1927, she accepted an invitation to lecture on art for the People's Institute, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation. The lectures formed the basis for her two books, The Mirror of the Passing W...