Lillian B. Allen

Lillian Beatrice Allen (November 9, 1904 – November 13, 1994) was a Canadian painter, teacher and nature photographer. She is known for her photographs which had been shown at the University of Manitoba and the publication of Frost: Photographs by Lillian Allen in 1990.

Early life Allen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1904. She was the eldest of three children of the Canadian physicist Frank Allen (1874–1965) and Sarah Estelle.

Education In 1926 Allen received her B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of Manitoba. She subsequently studied art at the Winnipeg School of Art, where she received a diploma, and went on to teach Saturday morning classes. In 1976, she had a full-color photography show, "Ice and Frost" at the Langley Centennial Museum. Allen also took an interest in modern furniture, publishing her university thesis A Study of the Design of Furniture Constructed from New Materials from 1925 to 1945 in 1947.

After her retirement she pursued her career as a nature photographer, publishing the book Frost: Photographs in 1990 (Hyperion Press: ). Her photographs were also shown at the University of Manitoba and the Winnipeg School of Art.

Later life Allen moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 1981. Allen's papers are in the collection of the University of Manitoba.