Anna Allinson
German-born painter and social reformer (c.1856–1938)
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Anna Allinson (née Pulvermacher; c. 1856 — 10 July 1938) was a German-born painter and social reformer active in Britain. Trained in Berlin, Paris, and at the Slade School of Fine Art, she worked as a portrait painter and also painted still lifes and figures. She exhibited between 1882 and 1888 at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, the Walker Art Gallery, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Hibernian Academy, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. She was active in food reform and other reform causes, including vegetarianism, animal welfare, anti-vivisection, and women's suffrage, and was the wife of Thomas Allinson and mother of Adrian Allinson, Bertrand P. Allinson, and Francesca Allinson.
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| Born | Anna Pulvermacher c. 1856 |
| Died | (aged 82) Brondesbury, Middlesex, England |
| Other names | Anna Pulvermacher Allinson[1] |
| Education | Slade School of Fine Art |
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| Children | 5, including Adrian, Bertrand P., and Francesca |
| Relatives | Ernestine Rose (great-aunt) |
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Biography
Early life
Allinson was born in Berlin as Anna Pulvermacher around 1856, into a German Jewish family.[2][3][4] Her parents were Israel David Pulvermacher (c. 1819–1884) and Jeanette Pulvermacher (née Morgenstern; 1829–1890). She was the great-niece of social activist Ernestine Rose.[5]
Allinson and her family moved to England in the 1870s.[6]
Artist career
Allinson studied painting in Berlin, in Paris, and at the Slade School of Fine Art.[4][7]
As an artist, she worked as a portrait painter.[7] In London, she painted still lifes and figures. She exhibited between 1882 and 1888 at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, the Walker Art Gallery, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Hibernian Academy, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.[8]
Social reform
Allinson became a vegetarian for health reasons and was active in food reform. She was a regular attender at meetings and was involved in animal protection, anti-vivisection, bicycling, music and art, and women's suffrage.[7]
Allinson served as honorary treasurer of the Women's Vegetarian Union.[9] During tensions surrounding the Union, Allinson wanted its affiliation with other societies to cease.[10]: 173
Personal life and death
She met the physician and food reformer Thomas Allinson in 1887, and they married on 2 August 1888, in Paddington, Middlesex.[7][11] They had 5 children, who were raised in "humane principles":[10]: 169 the painter Adrian Allinson (1890–1959);[4] the physician Bertrand P. Allinson (1891–1975);[12][13] Cyril Allinson (1895–1986);[14][15] Dulcie Allinson (1898–1898);[16][17] and the polymath Francesca Allinson (1902–1945).[3] Thomas died in 1918.[18]
Allinson died on 10 July 1938 in Brondesbury, Middlesex, aged 82.[19][20]
See also
Gallery
Lying Jack Russell Terrier, 1880
Portrait of a Young Girl, 1881
Portrait of a Girl, 1882
