Veronica Helfensteller
American painter and printmaker (1910–1964)
Veronica Helfensteller (1910–1964) was an American painter and printmaker, who was a member of the Fort Worth Circle, a group of artists in Fort Worth, Texas, active in the 1940 and 1950s.
Life
Veronica Helfensteller was born in 1910 to Armin and Louise Helfensteller. She lived in Fort Worth during her early years. In 1926-27, she studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University before continuing her studies at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Colorado Springs, Colorado). She later studied at the International School of Art in Budapest, Hungary.
Helfensteller exhibited her works in a solo show at the Fort Worth School of Fine Arts in 1938. Animals were at the center of many of Helfensteller's works. They were often depicted in fantastical, allegorical settings. Helfensteller was one of six artists from the Fort Worth group whose work was shown in the Weyhe Gallery in New York in 1944.
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