Helen Phillips (artist)

Helen Elizabeth Phillips (March 3, 1913 – January 22, 1994) was an American sculptor, printmaker, and graphic artist active in San Francisco, New York, and Paris.[1]

Helen Phillips
Phillips printing at Atelier 17, Paris, ca. 1950-55
Born(1913-03-03)March 3, 1913
Fresno, California
DiedJanuary 22, 1994(1994-01-22) (aged 80)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia School of Fine Arts, Atelier 17
Known forSculpture, Printmaking
Spouse(s)
Stanley William Hayter
(m. 1940; divorced in 1972)

Early life and education

Phillips was born on March 3, 1913 in Fresno, California.[2] From 1932–36, she studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco with Ralph Stackpole and Gottardo Piazzoni.[3] In 1936, Phillips won the school's Phelan Travelling Fellowship, a competitive scholarship with which she funded a year of study in Paris.[4] 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.[5]

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.[2][6] Phillips died on January 22, 1995 in New York City.[2]

Collections

References
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  6. Weyl, Christina (25 June 2019). "Helen Phillips". The Women of Atelier 17: The Biographical Supplement. Christina Weyl, New York. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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