Allen Stringfellow

(1923-2004)

Allen Stringfellow was a Chicago artist who worked in mixed media and collage.  He was raised by his deeply religious grandmother but was also inspired by his father, a jazz musician, and his mother a nightclub manager. In 1960, he owned a gallery in Chicago’s old town community.  His works have been shown at the Art Institute of Chicago and the DuSable Museum and the Chicago Historical Society.