Julian Allen Explained

Julian Allen
Birth Date: 1942
Birth Place:Cambridge, England
Death Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Known For:Illustrator

Julian Allen (1942–1998) was a British-American illustrator. He covered various "secret history" stories, including the Watergate scandal and the Yom Kippur War. His illustrations appeared in numerous publications, including Queen, NOVA, Esquire, The Observer, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, Time, and The New York Times.

Biography

Born in Cambridge, England in 1942, Allen studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London.[1]

In 1973, Allen moved to the United States on the invitations of Clay Felker and Milton Glaser.[2] Glaser later said that they had found Allen while trying to "find an illustrator whose journalistic interest and talent would permit us to do unusual visual reportage". Allen taught at the Parson's School of Design for more than 20 years.[3] In 1997, Allen became the Illustration Chair of the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he integrated professionalism into the artistry curriculum.[4]

Allen died in September 1998 of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Heller. Steven. Julian Allen, 55, Illustrator; Worked for Many Periodicals. 6 July 2010. The New York Times. 30 September 1998.
  2. Web site: Julian Allen: A Retrospective . Maryland Institute College of Art. 6 July 2010. PDF.
  3. News: Rasmussen. Frederick. Julian Allen, 55, illustrator, educator at Maryland Institute, College of Art. 6 July 2010. The Baltimore Sun. 1 October 1998.
  4. News: McCabe. Bret. Illustration Man: Celebrating the Legacy of an Artist Who Brought the Intangible to the Page—and Taught Others How To Do It. 6 July 2010. Baltimore City Paper. 25 January 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120603125956/http://www2.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=11377. 3 June 2012.
  5. News: Julian Allen; Created Stamps of Blues Singers. 6 July 2010. Los Angeles Times . 2 October 1998.