Helen Kiner McCarthy
Helen Kiner McCarthy (1884-1927), was an American painter. She was an original member of the Philadelphia Ten.
Helen Kiner McCarthy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1927 (aged 42–43) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Philadelphia School of Design |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography
McCarthy was born in 1884 in Poland, Ohio. In 1904 she began her studies at the Philadelphia School of Design, studying under Elliott Daingerfield, and Henry B. Snell. She graduated in 1909.[1]
After graduation she shared a Philadelphia studio with Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton for several years and then with Edith Lucile Howard.[1]
From 1910 through 1926 McCarthy exhibited her work at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Plastic Club, and the National Association of Women Artists. In 1917 she participated in the first exhibition of the Philadelphia Ten at the Art Club of Philadelphia.[2]
McCarthy was a member of several art groups that focused on promoting women's art; the Plastic Club, and the National Association of Women Artists and its predecessor the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. She was also a member of the International Society of Arts and Letters and the New York Society of Painters.[2]
McCarthy died in 1927.[1]
Legacy
In 1930 National Academy of Design began awarding "Helen K. McCArthy Memorial Prize" for best landscape by a woman artist, forty years old or younger. The first award went to Janet Reid Kellogg.[3]
References
- "Helen Kiner McCarthy (1884 - 1927)". askART. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Perry, Eve. "Helen Kiner McCarthy (1884–1927)". Questroyal Fine Art, LLC. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Dearinger, David B. (2004). Paintings & Sculpture at the Nat. Academy of Design, Vol. 1: 1826-1925 (1st ed.). New York, NY [u.a.]: Hudson Hills Press. p. 616. ISBN 1555950299.