Son of Dr Patrick Jerome Flynn (1874 – 1926) and Catharine Teressa O'Sullivan (1880 – 1941) he married Elizabeth Valpey "Libby" Fore (1914 – 1988) on in the 1930's. They had no children. Lib and Allison divorced but remarried a second time on 1 Oct 1960 in Jackson, Missouri. Allison married Lib the second time in the same suit he wore the first time. "He was a man of impeccable taste and took enormous care of his wardrobe since through the Depression and WW II nobody had any money to replace such good things."
“J. Allison” was a member of the Omaha, Nebraska art community. He attended the Stone City Art Colony. He worked for 41 years in art department of the Omaha World-Herald. The staff handled maps, comics, drawings, illustrations, custom headlines, layouts, and photography needs. He helped found the Associated Artists of Omaha in 1946 and exhibited in the group’s showings of 1955 and 1958. He was elected president of the Omaha Press Club in the 1950s. Flynn served as the art critic for the Omaha World-Herald and as a member of exhibition juries for the Joslyn Art Museum (1930s-1940s).
He was an old friend of Henry Fonda. When they were young they acted together in plays at the Omaha Playhouse. He was a member of the Omaha Chamber Music concert series board and the Omaha Community Theater. He was awarded the Elmer Award for special recognition of arts promotion in Omaha, presented by the Associated Artists of Omaha. He also headed the White-house art department.
"Lib and Allison knew many of the artists of their time from Burchfield to relative unknowns such as John Pusey, brother of Nathan Pusey known better as the president of Harvard at one point. They had many wonderful paintings that were donated to the Kearney NE College Art Museum upon Lib's death. The only one that wasn't is a sketch by John Pusey I have and an oil - very abstract and hard to discern - that is actually a portrait of Allison. You really had to LOOK to detect that, but once seen, it was marvelous. I can't remember who painted it. Terri had that, and what happened to it I do not know. Probably now also at Kearney."
Libby and Allison's ashes were scattered at their niece's home in Omaha.
Quotes above courtesy of Elizabeth Sholes niece of his wife.
“J. Allison” was a member of the Omaha, Nebraska art community. He attended the Stone City Art Colony. He worked for 41 years in art department of the Omaha World-Herald. The staff handled maps, comics, drawings, illustrations, custom headlines, layouts, and photography needs. He helped found the Associated Artists of Omaha in 1946 and exhibited in the group’s showings of 1955 and 1958. He was elected president of the Omaha Press Club in the 1950s. Flynn served as the art critic for the Omaha World-Herald and as a member of exhibition juries for the Joslyn Art Museum (1930s-1940s).
He was an old friend of Henry Fonda. When they were young they acted together in plays at the Omaha Playhouse. He was a member of the Omaha Chamber Music concert series board and the Omaha Community Theater. He was awarded the Elmer Award for special recognition of arts promotion in Omaha, presented by the Associated Artists of Omaha. He also headed the White-house art department.
"Lib and Allison knew many of the artists of their time from Burchfield to relative unknowns such as John Pusey, brother of Nathan Pusey known better as the president of Harvard at one point. They had many wonderful paintings that were donated to the Kearney NE College Art Museum upon Lib's death. The only one that wasn't is a sketch by John Pusey I have and an oil - very abstract and hard to discern - that is actually a portrait of Allison. You really had to LOOK to detect that, but once seen, it was marvelous. I can't remember who painted it. Terri had that, and what happened to it I do not know. Probably now also at Kearney."
Libby and Allison's ashes were scattered at their niece's home in Omaha.
Quotes above courtesy of Elizabeth Sholes niece of his wife.
Son of Dr Patrick Jerome Flynn (1874 – 1926) and Catharine Teressa O'Sullivan (1880 – 1941) he married Elizabeth Valpey "Libby" Fore (1914 – 1988) on in the 1930's. They had no children. Lib and Allison divorced but remarried a second time on 1 Oct 1960 in Jackson, Missouri. Allison married Lib the second time in the same suit he wore the first time. "He was a man of impeccable taste and took enormous care of his wardrobe since through the Depression and WW II nobody had any money to replace such good things."
“J. Allison” was a member of the Omaha, Nebraska art community. He attended the Stone City Art Colony. He worked for 41 years in art department of the Omaha World-Herald. The staff handled maps, comics, drawings, illustrations, custom headlines, layouts, and photography needs. He helped found the Associated Artists of Omaha in 1946 and exhibited in the group’s showings of 1955 and 1958. He was elected president of the Omaha Press Club in the 1950s. Flynn served as the art critic for the Omaha World-Herald and as a member of exhibition juries for the Joslyn Art Museum (1930s-1940s).
He was an old friend of Henry Fonda. When they were young they acted together in plays at the Omaha Playhouse. He was a member of the Omaha Chamber Music concert series board and the Omaha Community Theater. He was awarded the Elmer Award for special recognition of arts promotion in Omaha, presented by the Associated Artists of Omaha. He also headed the White-house art department.
"Lib and Allison knew many of the artists of their time from Burchfield to relative unknowns such as John Pusey, brother of Nathan Pusey known better as the president of Harvard at one point. They had many wonderful paintings that were donated to the Kearney NE College Art Museum upon Lib's death. The only one that wasn't is a sketch by John Pusey I have and an oil - very abstract and hard to discern - that is actually a portrait of Allison. You really had to LOOK to detect that, but once seen, it was marvelous. I can't remember who painted it. Terri had that, and what happened to it I do not know. Probably now also at Kearney."
Libby and Allison's ashes were scattered at their niece's home in Omaha.
Quotes above courtesy of Elizabeth Sholes niece of his wife.
“J. Allison” was a member of the Omaha, Nebraska art community. He attended the Stone City Art Colony. He worked for 41 years in art department of the Omaha World-Herald. The staff handled maps, comics, drawings, illustrations, custom headlines, layouts, and photography needs. He helped found the Associated Artists of Omaha in 1946 and exhibited in the group’s showings of 1955 and 1958. He was elected president of the Omaha Press Club in the 1950s. Flynn served as the art critic for the Omaha World-Herald and as a member of exhibition juries for the Joslyn Art Museum (1930s-1940s).
He was an old friend of Henry Fonda. When they were young they acted together in plays at the Omaha Playhouse. He was a member of the Omaha Chamber Music concert series board and the Omaha Community Theater. He was awarded the Elmer Award for special recognition of arts promotion in Omaha, presented by the Associated Artists of Omaha. He also headed the White-house art department.
"Lib and Allison knew many of the artists of their time from Burchfield to relative unknowns such as John Pusey, brother of Nathan Pusey known better as the president of Harvard at one point. They had many wonderful paintings that were donated to the Kearney NE College Art Museum upon Lib's death. The only one that wasn't is a sketch by John Pusey I have and an oil - very abstract and hard to discern - that is actually a portrait of Allison. You really had to LOOK to detect that, but once seen, it was marvelous. I can't remember who painted it. Terri had that, and what happened to it I do not know. Probably now also at Kearney."
Libby and Allison's ashes were scattered at their niece's home in Omaha.
Quotes above courtesy of Elizabeth Sholes niece of his wife.
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