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1909 New York City - 1989 Taos, New Mexico. Known for: Landscape, pueblo scenes, figure and portrait painting, illustration.
Helen Greene Blumenschein became a painter of Southwest landscapes, an illustrator, lithographer, and amateur archaeologist. She was the daughter of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), a member of the... Read full biography
Helen Greene Blumenschein became a painter of Southwest landscapes, an illustrator, lithographer, and amateur archaeologist. She was the daughter of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), a member of the first generation of Taos artists, and his artist wife, Mary Blumenschein (1869-1958). Helen grew up... Read full biography
Helen Greene Blumenschein became a painter of Southwest landscapes, an illustrator, lithographer, and amateur archaeologist. She was the daughter of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), a member of the first generation of Taos artists, and his artist wife, Mary Blumenschein (1869-1958). Helen grew up in both New York City and Taos, moving to the New Mexico town at age ten with her parents in 1919. She had an interest in art from the time she was a youngster and pursuing that focus, she graduated... Read full biography
Helen Greene Blumenschein became a painter of Southwest landscapes, an illustrator, lithographer, and amateur archaeologist. She was the daughter of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), a member of the first generation of Taos artists, and his artist wife, Mary Blumenschein (1869-1958). Helen grew up in both New York City and Taos, moving to the New Mexico town at age ten with her parents in 1919. She had an interest in art from the time she was a youngster and pursuing that focus, she graduated from the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. Then in 1929, she traveled in Europe with her mother and studied with Andre Lhote. Returning to Taos, she focused on lithography and silk screening, and took lessons in those subjects at the Art... Read full biography
Helen Greene Blumenschein became a painter of Southwest landscapes, an illustrator, lithographer, and amateur archaeologist. She was the daughter of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), a member of the first generation of Taos artists, and his artist wife, Mary Blumenschein (1869-1958). Helen grew up in both New York City and Taos, moving to the New Mexico town at age ten with her parents in 1919. She had an interest in art from the time she was a youngster and pursuing that focus, she graduated from the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. Then in 1929, she traveled in Europe with her mother and studied with Andre Lhote. Returning to Taos, she focused on lithography and silk screening, and took lessons in those subjects at the Art Students League part of each year from 1932 to 1934. From that time, she traveled extensively, but ever returned to Taos. During World War II,... Read full biography
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Helen Greene Blumenschein became a painter of Southwest landscapes, an illustrator, lithographer, and amateur archaeologist. She was the daughter of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), a member of the first generation of Taos artists, and his artist wife, Mary Blumenschein (1869-1958).
Helen grew up in both New York City and Taos, moving to the New Mexico town at age ten with her parents in 1919. She had an interest in art from the time she was a youngster and pursuing that focus, she graduated from the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. Then in 1929, she traveled in Europe with her mother and studied with Andre Lhote. Returning to Taos, she focused on lithography and silk screening, and took lessons in those subjects at the Art ...But wait, there's more...
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