Born in 1903 into an artistic family in Butte, Montana, Helmi Juvonen grew up in Seattle and remained in Washington until her death in 1985. Helmi Juvonen is noted for her ardent interest in Native... Read full biography
Born in 1903 into an artistic family in Butte, Montana, Helmi Juvonen grew up in Seattle and remained in Washington until her death in 1985. Helmi Juvonen is noted for her ardent interest in Native American culture. Her sincerity gained her acceptance into tribal ceremonies and sacred rituals, and... Read full biography
Born in 1903 into an artistic family in Butte, Montana, Helmi Juvonen grew up in Seattle and remained in Washington until her death in 1985. Helmi Juvonen is noted for her ardent interest in Native American culture. Her sincerity gained her acceptance into tribal ceremonies and sacred rituals, and she was permitted to observe the spirit dances, which became the subject of many of her paintings. She also studied tribal art by attending the Northwest Coast exhibits at the Washington State Museum.... Read full biography
Born in 1903 into an artistic family in Butte, Montana, Helmi Juvonen grew up in Seattle and remained in Washington until her death in 1985. Helmi Juvonen is noted for her ardent interest in Native American culture. Her sincerity gained her acceptance into tribal ceremonies and sacred rituals, and she was permitted to observe the spirit dances, which became the subject of many of her paintings. She also studied tribal art by attending the Northwest Coast exhibits at the Washington State Museum. Formal art training came from the Cornish Art Institute, to which she had received two scholarships. In the 1940s she studied lithography and began making linoleum cut prints. Following a brief employment at Boeing during World War II, when she... Read full biography
Born in 1903 into an artistic family in Butte, Montana, Helmi Juvonen grew up in Seattle and remained in Washington until her death in 1985. Helmi Juvonen is noted for her ardent interest in Native American culture. Her sincerity gained her acceptance into tribal ceremonies and sacred rituals, and she was permitted to observe the spirit dances, which became the subject of many of her paintings. She also studied tribal art by attending the Northwest Coast exhibits at the Washington State Museum. Formal art training came from the Cornish Art Institute, to which she had received two scholarships. In the 1940s she studied lithography and began making linoleum cut prints. Following a brief employment at Boeing during World War II, when she prepared mechanical drawings, Helmi entered her most prolific period. Numerous prints and sketches were produced in the 1950s but later in t... Read full biography
Helmi Juvonen - Artist Info
About Helmi Juvonen: Books
Books & Publications (10)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
An Enduring Legacy: Women Painters of Washington 1930-2005 (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Martin, David (Essay)
127 pages (color)
A Celebration of Helmi Juvonen, 100 Years at the Nordic Heritage Museum (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Wehr, Wesley C
32 pages (color)
Irridescent Light
2002
Ed.
333 pages (color)
The Eighth Lively Art, Conversation With Painters, Poets, Musicians, etc.
2001
302 pages
Helmi Dagmar Juvonen, Her Life and Work
2001
Ulrich, Ritzsche
168 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Modernism and Beyond, Women Artists of the Pacific Northwest