Background
Townsend, Allen Keith was born on February 6, 1959 in Clinton, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert Allen Townsend and Meda Marie Charleville.
Townsend, Allen Keith was born on February 6, 1959 in Clinton, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert Allen Townsend and Meda Marie Charleville.
Master of Music, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1985. Master of Library Science, University North Texas, Denton, 1990.
Head library Dallas Museum Art, 1991—1995. Library director Philadelphia Museum Art, 1995—2002. Library & archives director Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2003—2007.
Director Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library., Yale University, New Haven, since 2007. Executive board pres, vice president, past president Art Libraries Society N. American, 2002—2005.
Fellow: Saybrook College, Yale University. Member: Art Libraries Society North America (committee chair since 2009).
Married Scott Thomas Rumage, July 30, 2005.