Charles John Allen (2 September 1862[1] – 1956) was a British sculptor, and a figure in the New Sculpture movement.
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Born | 2 September 1862 ![]() Greenford ![]() |
Died | January 1956 ![]() |
Occupation | Sculptor, medalist ![]() |
Biography
Born in Greenford, Middlesex,[2] Allen studied at the Lambeth School of Art[3] and then apprenticed with the London architectural sculpture firm Farmer & Brindley in 1879,[2] becoming the assistant to Hamo Thornycroft for four years. In 1894 Allen moved to Liverpool, where he spent more than thirty years as a respected teacher at the University of Liverpool and Vice-Principal at the Liverpool School of Architecture and Applied Arts,[2] which became the Liverpool School of Art in 1905.[3]
Allen died in 1956 at Farley Green, Albury, Surrey, where he had lived with his sister since the death of his wife, shortly after his retirement from teaching.[3]
Notable work
- The 1906 monument to Queen Victoria, Liverpool, Allen's masterwork[4]
- Two allegorical panels for St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1894
- The John Heminges and Henry Condell Memorial, London; dated 1895, unveiled 1896.[5]
- Marble reredos at St Paul's Cathedral, London[2]
- Wood carvings at St Albans Cathedral[2]
- Work at the Liverpool University College (now University of Liverpool) with architect Alfred Waterhouse, 1895
- Frieze for the Royal Insurance Building, Liverpool, c. 1897
- Panels and other work for the Peres Bank, Leicester, c. 1900
- War memorial for Eastham Village, 1924
- Architectural sculpture for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Building, 1927
- Choir stall canopies and the font in Ullet Road Unitarian Church, Liverpool
Gallery
- Victoria Monument, Liverpool
- Frieze on the Dale Street side of Royal Insurance Building, Liverpool
- Panels of the "Justice" frieze, St George's Hall
- Panels of the "Liverpool" frieze, St George's Hall
- Font at Ullet Road Unitarian Church, Liverpool
References
External links
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- 16 artworks by or after C. J. Allen at the Art UK site
- Portrait of Allen