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1903 Butte, Montana - 1985 McCleary, Washington. Known for: Native Americans, prints, doll drawings.
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
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Linoleum Cut Block, Linocut
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indians, Native Americans
Art Association
- •Women Painters of Washington
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950