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Marion Boyd Allen
American painter
Marion Boyd Allen | |
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| Born | ()October 23, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | December 28, () (aged&#;79) Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma&#;mater | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Known&#;for | painting |
| Spouse | William Augustus Allen &#; &#; (m.&#;; died in&#;)&#; |
Marion Boyd Allen (23 October – 28 December ) was an American painter, known for her portraits and landscapes.
Family and early life
Allen was born in Boston in to Stillman Boyd Allen, an attorney and state legislator, and Harriet Smith Allen, née Seaward.[1][2] She was sister to Willis Boyd Allen, author of The Mountaineers.[3][4] When Allen was young, her parents took her on a European vacation, where she first decided to become a painter after sketching the Alps.[4] Unfortunately, Allen had to postpone her artistic education for several years