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1914 New York City - 2001. Known for: Abstract figure sculpture.
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The following text is The New York Times obituary of the artist, March 15, 2001. Helen Beling worked in various nonobjective styles, beginning with her early wood carvings, which evoked shrouded... Read full biography
The following text is The New York Times obituary of the artist, March 15, 2001. Helen Beling worked in various nonobjective styles, beginning with her early wood carvings, which evoked shrouded medieval German figures. She eventually worked in stone, bronze and steel before developing an amalgam... Read full biography
The following text is The New York Times obituary of the artist, March 15, 2001. Helen Beling worked in various nonobjective styles, beginning with her early wood carvings, which evoked shrouded medieval German figures. She eventually worked in stone, bronze and steel before developing an amalgam of fiberglass, reinforced resin and bronze powder, which allowed her to create large bronze sculptures that weighed very little. Her work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at the... Read full biography
The following text is The New York Times obituary of the artist, March 15, 2001. Helen Beling worked in various nonobjective styles, beginning with her early wood carvings, which evoked shrouded medieval German figures. She eventually worked in stone, bronze and steel before developing an amalgam of fiberglass, reinforced resin and bronze powder, which allowed her to create large bronze sculptures that weighed very little. Her work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at the Whitney Museum of American Art and is in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington. Several of her sculptures were commissioned by synagogues, including a 26-foot-long Exodus for Temple Emanu-El in Yonkers, N.Y.... Read full biography
The following text is The New York Times obituary of the artist, March 15, 2001. Helen Beling worked in various nonobjective styles, beginning with her early wood carvings, which evoked shrouded medieval German figures. She eventually worked in stone, bronze and steel before developing an amalgam of fiberglass, reinforced resin and bronze powder, which allowed her to create large bronze sculptures that weighed very little. Her work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at the Whitney Museum of American Art and is in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington. Several of her sculptures were commissioned by synagogues, including a 26-foot-long Exodus for Temple Emanu-El in Yonkers, N.Y.... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
Art Association
- •Hudson Valley Art Association
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •New Haven Paint & Clay Club
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstract Sculpture Specialty
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •Hudson Valley Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •Paint and Clay Club-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts