Helen Brown (artist) explained

Helen Brown
Birth Name:	Helen Campbell Brown
Birth Date:	1919
Birth Place:	Auckland, New Zealand
Death Date:	1986
Nationality:	New Zealand
Field:	Painting
Training:	Elam School of Fine Arts

Helen Campbell Brown (1917 – 1986) was a New Zealand artist.^{[1] [2]} Works by Brown are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.^[3]

Career

Brown worked primarily in oils and watercolor. Works by Brown include: Old sheds, Avondale;^[4] The Doorway (1949);^[5] The Cove (1954);^[6] and Ebb Tide (1950).^[7]

Brown exhibited with:

• Auckland Society of Arts^[8]
• Canterbury Society of Arts^[9]
• Rutland Group^[10]
• The Group in 1949^{[11] [12]}

Her work is featured in Christopher Johnstone's book Landscape Paintings of New Zealand (2013).^{[13] [14]}

Further reading

Artist files for Helen Brown are held at:

• 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

Also see

• Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brown, Helen. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 6 October 2017.
2. News: Helen Brown. Auckland Art Gallery. 6 October 2017. en.
3. Web site: Helen Brown - Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. collections.tepapa.govt.nz. en. 6 October 2017.
4. News: Old sheds, Avondale. Auckland Art Gallery. 6 October 2017. en.
5. News: The Doorway. Auckland Art Gallery. 6 October 2017. en.
6. News: The Cove. Auckland Art Gallery. 6 October 2017. en.
7. News: Ebb Tide. Auckland Art Gallery. 6 October 2017. en.
8. Web site: Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 6 October 2017.
9. Web site: Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 6 October 2017.
10. Web site: Artists exhibited with Rutland Group. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 6 October 2017.
11. Web site: The Group 1949. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 6 October 2017.
12. Web site: The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries. christchurchcitylibraries.com. en. 6 October 2017.
13. Book: Johnstone, Christopher. Landscape Paintings of New Zealand: A Journey from North to South. Random House New Zealand. 2013. 9781869621803.
14. Web site: Artist featured in Landscape Paintings of New Zealand. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 6 October 2017.