Helen Brown
Helen Campbell Brown (1917 – 1986) was a New Zealand artist. Works by Brown are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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Helen Brown
- Name
- Helen Brown
- Birth Name
- Helen Campbell Brown
- Born
- 1919
- Birthplace
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Died
- 1986
- Field
- Painting
- Training
- Elam School of Fine Arts
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- painter
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Biography
Biography
Helen Brown studied at Elam School of Fine Arts. The field of work recorded is painting. Work by Helen Brown is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Te Whare O Rehua Sarjeant Gallery.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Helen Brown • Birth Name — Helen Campbell Brown • Born — 1919 • Birthplace — Auckland, New Zealand • Died — 1986 • Field — Painting • Training — Elam School of Fine Arts
Career
Career
Brown worked primarily in oils and watercolor. Works by Brown include: Old sheds, Avondale; The Doorway (1949); The Cove (1954); and Ebb Tide (1950). Brown exhibited with: • Auckland Society of Arts • Canterbury Society of Arts • Rutland Group • The Group in 1949 Her work is featured in Christopher Johnstone's book Landscape Paintings of New Zealand (2013).
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- 1.Brown, Helen. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 2.Helen Brown. Auckland Art Gallery.
- 3.Helen Brown - Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
- 4.Old sheds, Avondale. Auckland Art Gallery.
- 5.The Doorway. Auckland Art Gallery.
- 6.The Cove. Auckland Art Gallery.
- 7.Ebb Tide. Auckland Art Gallery.
- 8.Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 9.Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 10.Artists exhibited with Rutland Group. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 11.The Group 1949. christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
- 12.The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries. christchurchcitylibraries.com.
- 13.Johnstone, Christopher. Landscape Paintings of New Zealand: A Journey from North to South. Random House New Zealand. 2013. 9781869621803.
- 14.Artist featured in Landscape Paintings of New Zealand. findnzartists.org.nz.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Fine Arts Library, University of Auckland
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
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