Helen Waimel Robertson

Robertson worked in several media, including metals, stone, and wood. She was commissioned by the Canadian government to sculpt coats of arms and other works.^[3][5] She designed the Canadian Coat of Arms in the St. Catharine's Federal Building,^[6] the coat of arms in the Customs Building in Niagara Falls, and Stations for the Cross for St. Kevin's Roman Catholic Church, Welland.^[7][8] Other commissions include works for the Colonnade in Toronto, the Cobourg Municipal Building, the Niagara Falls City Hall, St. Denis School in St. Catharines, and the Workman's Compensation Rehabilitation Centre.^[4]

In 1940, Robertson sculpted water nymphs for the Bullas Bros. Furniture store on Charles Street, Kitchener and they adorned that building until it was torn down in 1985.^[9] The city put the Bullas sculptures in storage as it searched for a permanent site for them until placing the cast stone works in the Centre In The Square.^[10]

In November 2002, the Niagara Parks Commission and Robertson's family unveiled three sculptures outside of the Niagara Parks Greenhouse. The three bronze sculptures are collectively known as 'Golden Fountain'.^[11]

Cooper, Helen; Robertson, Margaret (2000). Helen Waimel Robertson: recent acquisitions. Ontario: s.n.