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Colin Gard Allen
1926–1987
Painter, designer, illustrator and teacher, born in Cardiff. His wife Sadie Allen and daughter Ceri Allen were both artists. He studied at the School of Art there, 1942–4, then was in His Majesty’s forces until 1948, resuming studies at Royal College of Art, 1949–52, in 1952–3 taking up a Major Travelling Scholarship to Spain, France, Italy, Sicily and North Africa.
Text Source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)