Helen Phillips | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Phillips printing at Atelier 17, Paris, ca. 1950-1955 | |
| Born | March 3, 1913 Fresno, California |
| Died | January 23, 1995 (aged 81) New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Helen Phillips Hayter |
| Education | San Francisco Art Institute, Atelier 17 |
| Known for | sculpture, printmaking |
| Spouse |
Stanley William Hayter
(m. 1940; divorced in 1972) |
Helen Elizabeth Phillips, also known as Helen Phillips Hayter (March 3, 1913 – January 23, 1995[1] ) was an American sculptor, printmaker, and graphic artist active in San Francisco, New York, and Paris.[2]
Early life and education
Helen Elizabeth Phillips was born on March 3, 1913, in Fresno, California.[3]
From 1932 to 1936, she studied at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute) in San Francisco with Ralph Stackpole and Gottardo Piazzoni.[4] In 1936, Phillips won the school's Phelan Travelling Fellowship, a competitive scholarship with which she funded a year of study in Paris.[5] From 1936, Phillips associated with Atelier 17, an experimental and collaborative intaglio printmaking workshop operating in the heart of Montparnasse. During World War II, Phillips returned to the United States and began working within the emerging literary and artistic circles of the New York School.[6]
Work
Phillips executed sculptures in bronze, stone and wood and produced intaglio prints. Her work is often non-figurative, however, she also worked with semi-abstract, anthropomorphic forms in both print and three-dimensional media.
Personal life
Phillips met English printmaker Stanley William Hayter while studying engraving at Atelier 17 in Paris. The artists married in 1940 and divorced in 1972.[3][7] Phillips died on January 23, 1995, in New York City.[1][6]
Collections
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York[8]
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, California[9]
- Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York[10]
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California[11]
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[12]
- Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts[13]
- Treasure Island Museum, San Francisco, California[14]
References
- 1 2 "Helen P. Hayter, 81, Sculptor, Is Dead". The New York Times. February 1, 1995. p. D21.
- ↑ "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- 1 2 "Helen Elizabeth Phillips Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Helen Elizabeth Hayter Phillip". AskArt. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Helen Phillips Hayter". SFGate. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- 1 2 "OBITUARY: Helen Phillips". The Independent. 1995-02-17. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ Weyl, Christina (25 June 2019). "Helen Phillips". The Women of Atelier 17: The Biographical Supplement. Christina Weyl, New York. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Helen Phillips | Albright-Knox". www.albrightknox.org. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Helen Phillips". FAMSF Explore the Art. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Helen Phillips | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Helen Phillips". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Helen Phillips | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
- ↑ "Clark Art - Flux". www.clarkart.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Treasure Island Museum Association - Statues". tima.mobi. Retrieved 2018-04-09.