Helen Watson Phelps | |
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Born | 1864
Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | 1944 (aged 79–80)
New York City,
New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting |
Helen Watson Phelps (1864–1944) was an American painter.
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 Exposition in Buffalo, 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 Fair in Chicago. [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]
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]