Allen Fisher
Allen Fisher (born 1944) is an American painter, poet and art historian.
![Allen Fisher from poetry is (Speaking Portraits) [vol. I] by George Quasha, (filmed approx. 2002-2005). Uploaded to Vimeo by George Quasha under CC-BY-3.0 Unported licence on April 30, 2009.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Allen_Fisher_in_Speaking_Portraits.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
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Born in 1944.
The recorded working language is English.
Work by Allen Fisher is recorded in the collections of Hereford Museum and Art Gallery.
Distinctions recorded are Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize and Cholmondeley Award.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
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