Julian Allen
(1942 - 1998)
Julian Allen was born on September 2nd 1942 in Cambridge, England. He studied at the Cambridge College of Art and completed his post-graduate studies in Illustration and Print making at the Central College of Art in London. In 1973 his illustrations caught the attention of Clay Felker and Milton Glaser, then editor and art director of the newly created New York magazine. On their invitation Allen moved to New York to work as a contributing editor and resident artist. Julian’s illustrations have since appeared in nearly every major national and international magazine. He won numerous awards. In 1997 Julian Allen moved from his home in New York City’s TriBeCa district to Baltimore, Maryland, to fill the position of chair of the illustration department at The Maryland Institute College of Art, where his talents as chair, teacher and his charisma as an individual attracted enormous numbers of students. Julian’s life was cut short in 1998 when he succumbed to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He is survived by his wife Victoria, a son, Rubin and daughter Holly both from previous marriages.
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Julian Allen was born on September 2nd 1942 in Cambridge, England. He studied at the Cambridge College of Art and completed his post-graduate studies in Illustration and Print making at the Central College of Art in London. In 1973 his illustrations caught the attention of Clay Felker and Milton Glaser, then editor and art director of the newly created New York magazine. On their invitation Allen moved to New York to work as a contributing editor and resident artist. Julian’s illustrations have since appeared in nearly every major national and international magazine. He won numerous awards. In 1997 Julian Allen moved from his home in New York City’s TriBeCa district to Baltimore, Maryland, to fill the position of chair of the illustration department at The Maryland Institute College of Art, where his talents as chair, teacher and his charisma as an individual attracted enormous numbers of students. Julian’s life was cut short in 1998 when he succumbed to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He is survived by his wife Victoria, a son, Rubin and daughter Holly both from previous marriages.
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