Background
Allen, Courtney was born on January 16, 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Bell and Elizabeth (Whitehurst) Allen.
Allen, Courtney was born on January 16, 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Bell and Elizabeth (Whitehurst) Allen.
Student Corcoran Art School, Washington, 1915-1916, National Academy Art School, New York City, 1920-1921, Charles West. Hawthorne, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1919-1921, C.W.W. Bicknell, 1919.
East. (Mistress Richmond Newton Long). Illustrator popular magazines, 1922-1957. Exhibited in one man shows at New Rochelle Art Association, 1946, Pelham Manor Club, New York, 1947, Norfolk Museum of Art, 1955.
Exhibited in group shows at New Rochelle Art Association, 1925-1950, Hudson Valley Art Association, 1943-1950, Allied Artists American, 1936-1953, Society Illustrators, 1943-1945, Provincetown Art Association, 1930-1966, Chrysler Art Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1961.
Principal works include Diorama of The Wharf, Diarama of 1810 Glass factory, Diorama Signing Mayflower Compact 1620, Provincetown History Museum. Drawings and sculpture Norfolk (Virginia) Art Museum Partner, instructor Huguenot School Art, New Rochelle, New York, 1946-1950.
Chairman, Conservation Commission, Truro, Massachusetts, 1958-1964. President Truro History Society, chairman History communications of Truro, 1967-1969.
Trustee, Chrysler Museum Artist
Member New Rochelle (past president, award), Hudson Valley (award), Provincetown (trustee) art associations, Society Illustrators. Home and studio: North Truro Master of Arts.
Married Erma Emmert Paul, April.