William Henry Allen (1894–1988) was a British artist and printmaker who was active in New Zealand between 1925 and the 1940s, when he returned to Britain. Allen was born in England in 1894 and studied at the

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It o ...

in London with his friend Robert Nettleton Field. They both immigrated to

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

, New Zealand, as part of the La Trobe scheme in 1925. Together they formed the Six and Four Art Club at Dunedin School of Art. Allen became art master at

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

in 1933, remaining there for more than 10 years, before returning to England. Allen was an influence on other artists including

Alexander Hare McLintock Alexander Hare McLintock (14 April 1903 – 29 May 1968) was a New Zealand teacher, university lecturer, historian and artist. He edited and authored the three-volume ''Encyclopaedia of New Zealand'', published in 1966, his final and perhaps ...

and

Stewart Maclennan Stewart Bell Maclennan (14 May 1903 – 6 July 1973) was a New Zealand artist and was a director of the National Art Gallery of New Zealand. Maclennan was born in Dunedin on 14 May 1903. He received his art training at the Dunedin School o ...

. He also served as vice-president of the New Zealand Society of Artists, and president of the Nelson Suter Art Society.

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