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1887 Baltimore, Maryland - 1981. Known for: Illustrator-female figure, designer.
Remembered primarily for her cover art for "Vogue" magazine in the early 1900s, Helen Dryden reflected various styles including Art Nouveau and Art Deco. She also created Japanese-style prints,... Read full biography
Remembered primarily for her cover art for "Vogue" magazine in the early 1900s, Helen Dryden reflected various styles including Art Nouveau and Art Deco. She also created Japanese-style prints, primitive Italian painters and children's books. Her subjects "were rich and sensuous in color, witty and... Read full biography
Remembered primarily for her cover art for "Vogue" magazine in the early 1900s, Helen Dryden reflected various styles including Art Nouveau and Art Deco. She also created Japanese-style prints, primitive Italian painters and children's books. Her subjects "were rich and sensuous in color, witty and lighthearted, but also with a haughty air of elegance". (Reed 139) One of the reasons her illustrations were popular was that they reflected popular trends and changing fashions. She started with... Read full biography
Remembered primarily for her cover art for "Vogue" magazine in the early 1900s, Helen Dryden reflected various styles including Art Nouveau and Art Deco. She also created Japanese-style prints, primitive Italian painters and children's books. Her subjects "were rich and sensuous in color, witty and lighthearted, but also with a haughty air of elegance". (Reed 139) One of the reasons her illustrations were popular was that they reflected popular trends and changing fashions. She started with "Vogue" in 1911, almost from its founding, and stayed until 1923. Vogue publisher Conde Nast gave her much artistic freedom. Helen Dryden was born in Baltimore and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She first did artwork for the... Read full biography
Remembered primarily for her cover art for "Vogue" magazine in the early 1900s, Helen Dryden reflected various styles including Art Nouveau and Art Deco. She also created Japanese-style prints, primitive Italian painters and children's books. Her subjects "were rich and sensuous in color, witty and lighthearted, but also with a haughty air of elegance". (Reed 139) One of the reasons her illustrations were popular was that they reflected popular trends and changing fashions. She started with "Vogue" in 1911, almost from its founding, and stayed until 1923. Vogue publisher Conde Nast gave her much artistic freedom. Helen Dryden was born in Baltimore and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She first did artwork for the Strathmore papers and then took jobs in fashion advertising and costume design. After leaving "Vogue", she had numerous advertising clients i... Read full biography
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Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Art Design
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Style
- •Art Deco
- •Art Nouveau (Stile Liberty, Jugendstil, Modernesta)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art School
- •Grand Central School of Art, Teacher
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
Art Movement
- •Art Nouveau
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art