Allen Hermes

Allen Hermes (1913 – 2004) English born artist and sculpture, Hermes came to the United States at 16, attended school in Buffalo where he won a national poster which entitled him to a four-year scholarship at Syracuse University. He graduated with honors with a degree in fine arts and the Hazard Fellowship, which afforded him a year to study art and architecture in Germany. In 1942 Hermes married Helen Davis, daughter of Dwight Davis who served as Secretary of War in the Coolidge administration and founded the Davis Cup tennis tournament. Hermes served in World War II and after the war, settled in Redding, Connecticut. Hermes' paintings are described as being “closest to Baroque.”

Mrs. Hermes earned a master's in psychology from Western Connecticut State University later in life.