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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helen Watson Phelps
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| Born | 1864 (1864)
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| Died | 1944 (aged 79–80)
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| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Painting |
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Helen Watson Phelps (1864–1944) was an American painter.
Biography[edit]
Helen Watson Phelps, "L'Abandon" in Rhode Island School of Design Museum collection
Phelps was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1864.[1]
Phelps is known to have received some training at the Académie Julian and with Raphaël Collin in Paris.[2] While there she showed work at the Paris Salon; she also exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Society of American Artists during her career.[3] She received awards for her paintings at the Pan-American ExpositioninBuffalo, New York in 1901, and from the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in 1914,[2] and she was represented at the 1893 World's FairinChicago.[4] In 1915 she exhibited a group of paintings alongside pieces by Alice Schille, Adelaide Deming and Emma Lampert Cooper.[5] Phelps' work was described as having European tendencies, and was well-regarded by critics.[6]
Death and legacy[edit]
Phelps died in New York City in 1944.[7] A pair of portraits by Phelps are held by the Rhode Island School of Design.[8] Her portrait of Charlotte Buell Coman is in the collection of the National Academy.[2]
References[edit]
^ John William Leonard; Albert Nelson Marquis (1913). Who's who in America. Marquis Who's Who. pp. 2466–.
^ Dr. Kathleen L. Nichols. "United States Women Painters: 1893 Exposition—page 10". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ "Group exhibition of recent paintings by Helen Watson Phelps, Alice Schille, Adelaide Deming and Emma Lampert Cooper [electronic resource] : pictures of India, Mar. 1–13, 1915". Internet Archive. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ The Art World: A Monthly for the Public Devoted to the Higher Ideals ... Kalon Publishing Company Incorporated. 1917. pp. 491–.
^ Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
^ "Bert Gallery". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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