Mary Parsons Reid Allan (1917–2002) was a Scottish artist known for her oil paintings of still-life subjects.
Mary Parsons Reid Allan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 2002 (aged 84–85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography
editAllan was born in Glasgow and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1935 to 1939.[1] Early in her career she mainly painted portraits but later increasingly focused on landscape painting, both in Scotland and France, and on still-life pieces.[1] For many years, Allan lived in Helensburgh and until her retirement in 1976 had a long teaching career, originally in Aberdeen but mainly in Glasgow.[1] She regularly exhibited with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Scottish Academy.[2][3] Allan was a member of the Scottish Society of Women Artists, the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists and also the Glasgow Society of Women Artists and won the Lauder Prize for oil painting twice, once in 1951 and again in 1965.[1] She had solo exhibitions in Edinburgh and at Pitlochry and at the Broughton Gallery.[1] Glasgow Art Gallery holds examples of her paintings.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ 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 Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ a b Peter J. M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-134-1.
External links
edit- 2 artworks by or after Mary Parsons Reid Allan at the Art UK site