Helen Elizabeth Beresford
- BORN
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January 5, 1900
Vinton, Iowa
- DIED
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January 1, 1980
Riverside, California
- EDUCATION
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IowaNew York School of Fine and Applied Art
New York, New YorkIowa State College
Ames, Iowa
Helen Elizabeth Beresford was born on January 5, 1900. She studied at Iowa State College and received a bachelor's of science degree. She also attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art and the University of Iowa. She received her master’s of art degree from the University of Iowa.
Beresford was an associate professor of fine and applied art at the University of Missouri, Columbia, from 1929-1947. Following that, she was a professor and director of design at the University of Vermont, Burlington, from 1947-1954. During her tenure at both universities, she was a frequent speaker for women’s clubs and professional societies.
She also was a color and design consultant for Giddings Interiors in Colorado Springs from 1954-1956.
Beresford died on January 1, 1980.
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Helen Elizabeth Beresford: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
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Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
“Society and Clubs,” Sedalia Democrat, March 27, 1934, 4.
“Helen Beresford of Iowa Joins Faculty at UVM,” Newport Daily Express (Newport, Vermont), October 15, 1947, 2.
“Beresford, Helen Elizabeth,” in Dorothy B. Gilbert, Who’s Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1959), 44-45.
“Beresford, Helen Elizabeth,” in Dorothy B. Gilbert, Who’s Who in American Art (Washington: The American Federation of Arts, 1947), 53.
Core Reference Sources
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Helen Elizabeth Beresford: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
“Society and Clubs,” Sedalia Democrat, March 27, 1934, 4.
“Helen Beresford of Iowa Joins Faculty at UVM,” Newport Daily Express (Newport, Vermont), October 15, 1947, 2.
“Beresford, Helen Elizabeth,” in Dorothy B. Gilbert, Who’s Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1959), 44-45.
“Beresford, Helen Elizabeth,” in Dorothy B. Gilbert, Who’s Who in American Art (Washington: The American Federation of Arts, 1947), 53.
Core Reference Sources
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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