Anne Helioff Explained

Anne Helioff Hirschberg (also known as Anna or Annie,^{[1] [2]} December 29, 1910 – November 12, 2001) was an American painter and collage artist of English birth.

A native of Liverpool, Helioff studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Hans Hofmann School of Art in New York City;^[3] at the former her teachers included Yasuo Kuniyoshi, with whom she would apprentice and later work as a colleague at the Woodstock Art Association, and Homer Boss.^[4] Helioff, who was married to Benjamin Hirschberg, also served at the president of the Woodstock Art Association.^[5]

Helioff won numerous awards and honors throughout her career, and her work was featured in solo and group exhibitions both in the United States and abroad.^[3] A collection of her papers is held at the Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian Institution.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anne Helioff Hirschberg in the New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944. 2012. Ancestry.com. 5 May 2020.
2. Web site: Annie Helioff in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915. 2006. Ancestry.com. 5 May 2020.
3. Book: Jules Heller. Nancy G. Heller. North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. 19 December 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-63882-5.
4. Web site: Anne Helioff – Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Anne Helioff . Askart.com . 2017-02-25.
5. Web site: NOV. 18, 2001 . Paid Notice: Deaths HIRSCHBERG, ANNE G. – The New York Times . . 2001-11-18 . 2017-02-25.
6. Web site: Anne Graile Helioff papers, 1958–1978 | Archives of American Art . Aaa.si.edu . 2017-02-08 . 2017-02-25.