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Museums page for Allen Stringfellow ((1923 - 2004)), known for Painting and collage with jazz and religious themes, framing, teaching. Showing 3 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1923 Champagne, Illinois - 2004. Known for: Painting and collage with jazz and religious themes, framing, teaching.
Allen Stringfellow was born in Champaign, Illinois. The son of a nightclub singer and a jazz guitarist, he was raised around entertainers in Chicago. As a teenager, he started designing costumes for... Read full biography
Allen Stringfellow was born in Champaign, Illinois. The son of a nightclub singer and a jazz guitarist, he was raised around entertainers in Chicago. As a teenager, he started designing costumes for his father’s performer friends. Along the way, he painted religious murals for local churches. He... Read full biography
Allen Stringfellow was born in Champaign, Illinois. The son of a nightclub singer and a jazz guitarist, he was raised around entertainers in Chicago. As a teenager, he started designing costumes for his father’s performer friends. Along the way, he painted religious murals for local churches. He studied at the University of Illinois, and the Art Institute of Milwaukee in Wisconsin. During the W.P.A*., he taught silk-screening to other artists. At the time, he met the artist William S. Carter;... Read full biography
Allen Stringfellow was born in Champaign, Illinois. The son of a nightclub singer and a jazz guitarist, he was raised around entertainers in Chicago. As a teenager, he started designing costumes for his father’s performer friends. Along the way, he painted religious murals for local churches. He studied at the University of Illinois, and the Art Institute of Milwaukee in Wisconsin. During the W.P.A*., he taught silk-screening to other artists. At the time, he met the artist William S. Carter; and became part of the Southside Community Art Center, an arts program affiliated with the W.P.A. that was dedicated by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1940’s. The Center”s central figure was master artist and teacher George Neal. Acclaimed artists... Read full biography
Allen Stringfellow was born in Champaign, Illinois. The son of a nightclub singer and a jazz guitarist, he was raised around entertainers in Chicago. As a teenager, he started designing costumes for his father’s performer friends. Along the way, he painted religious murals for local churches. He studied at the University of Illinois, and the Art Institute of Milwaukee in Wisconsin. During the W.P.A*., he taught silk-screening to other artists. At the time, he met the artist William S. Carter; and became part of the Southside Community Art Center, an arts program affiliated with the W.P.A. that was dedicated by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1940’s. The Center”s central figure was master artist and teacher George Neal. Acclaimed artists Charles White, William S. Carter, and photographer Gordon Parks were among the Center’s students. The Southside Community Art Center became... Read full biography
Allen Stringfellow - Artist Info
About Allen Stringfellow: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsDuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Place
Chicago, IL 60637Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801