Helen Watson Phelps
American painter
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Helen Watson Phelps (1864–1944) was an American painter.
Helen Watson Phelps | |
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| Born | 1864 Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 1944 (aged 79–80) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography
Phelps was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1864.[1]
Phelps is known to have received some training at the Académie Julian and with Raphaël Collin in Paris.[2] While there she showed work at the Paris Salon; she also exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Society of American Artists during her career.[3] She received awards for her paintings at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York in 1901, and from the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in 1914,[2] and she was represented at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.[4] In 1915 she exhibited a group of paintings alongside pieces by Alice Schille, Adelaide Deming and Emma Lampert Cooper.[5] Phelps' work was described as having European tendencies, and was well-regarded by critics.[6]
Death and legacy
Phelps died in New York City in 1944.[7] A pair of portraits by Phelps are held by the Rhode Island School of Design.[8] Her portrait of Charlotte Buell Coman is in the collection of the National Academy.[2]
