He long ago learned to eschew the little turf-dances of human encounter.
Henry Southworth Allen Quotes
Edward Hopper is the great painter of American hell in the 20th century, the limner-laureate of the beauty, poignance, eternity and bone-ache disquietude of life.
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| Birth: | 1941 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Critic, Journalist |
About
Henry Southworth Allen was born in New Jersey, United States. He is an American journalist and critic. He obtained his degree in English and art at Hamilton College and Montgomery College. Allen was a critic in New York Review of Books. As a staff writer, he worked at The Washington Post. He then began teaching courses in cultural analysis in the University of Maryland honors program. He began his painting and drawing in the late 60s. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2000 for his writings in the Washington Post on photography.
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