Veronica Helfensteller
| Veronica Helfensteller | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 7, 1910 Fort Worth, TX |
| Died |
September 30, 1964 (aged 54) Tucson, AZ |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Blanche McVeigh |
| Alma mater |
Washington University in St. Louis Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Fort Worth School of Art |
| Known for | Printmaking, painting |
| Movement | Fort Worth Circle |
| Elected | President, Fort Worth Artists Guild 1939 |
Veronica Helfensteller (1910–1964) was an American painter and printer,[1] who was a member of the Fort Worth Circle, a group of artists in Fort Worth, Texas, active in the 1940 and 1950s.
Born in 1910, Helfensteller's parents were Armin and Louise Helfensteller. She lived in Fort Worth during her early years. In 1926-27, she studied at the School of Fine Arts, Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) before continuing her studies at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Colorado Springs, Colorado).[2]
Helfensteller was one of six artists from the Fort Worth group whose work was shown in the Weyhe Gallery in New York in 1944.[3] After the group separated, Helfensteller moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.[4]
Her work was shown in the retrospective exhibition "Beyond Regionalism: The Fort Worth School (1945–1955)" (Albany, Texas, 1986); in the exhibition "The Texas Printmakers, 1940–1965" (Meadows Museum, Dallas, 1990), and the exhibition "Prints of the Fort Worth Circle, 1940–1960", (Archer Milton Huntington Art Gallery, 1992). Her work is held in the collections of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[5]
References
- ↑ Vogel 2000, p. 61.
- ↑ Kovinick & Yoshiki-Kovinick 1998, p. 136.
- ↑ Vogel, Donald S. (2000). Memories and Images: The World of Donald Vogel and Valley House Gallery. U of North Texas P. p. 58. ISBN 9781574411171.
- ↑ Vogel 2000, p. 124.
- ↑ Curlee, Kendall. "Helfensteller, Veronica". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Bibliography
- Kovinick, Phil; Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian (1998). An encyclopedia of women artists of the American West. University of Texas Press.
- Vogel, Donald S. (2000). Memories and Images: The World of Donald Vogel and Valley House Gallery. University of North Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-57441-117-1.