Helen Rae Explained

Helen Rae (1938–2021) was an American outsider artist. Rae used fashion magazines as the inspiration and starting point for her colored-pencil drawings.^[1] A self-taught artist, Rae was deaf and non-verbal.^{[2] [3] [4]} She lived in Claremont California all of her life, and received recognition for her work late in life.^[2] Rae held her first solo exhibition in 2016, at age 76.^{[5] [6]}

Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rawles . Erica . 2019 . Helen Rae at Tierra Del Sol Gallery . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707110946/https://www.artforum.com/picks/helen-rae-78551 . 7 July 2022 . 29 June 2023 . Artforum.
2. Web site: Heyman . Jessie . 24 August 2016 . How a 77-Year-Old Disabled Artist Finally Got Her Moment . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209062559/https://www.vogue.com/article/helen-rae-good-luck-gallery-exhibition-a . 9 February 2023 . 29 June 2023 . Vogue.
3. Web site: Wheless . Avery . 5 March 2019 . Helen Rae . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008200317/https://artillerymag.com/helen-rae/ . 8 October 2021 . 29 June 2023 . Artillery Magazine.
4. News: Video by Aakriti Thapar . 24 November 2018 . A woman who speaks through her art . . live . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628101014/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-46282869 . 28 June 2022.
5. Web site: 25 February 2021 . Obituary: Helen Rae . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202175012/https://claremont-courier.com/obituaries/t40927-27847/ . 2 February 2023 . 29 June 2023 . The Claremont Courier.
6. Web site: Pagel . David . 9 June 2016 . An alien beauty to Helen Rae's female subjects at the Good Luck Gallery . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707050904/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-helen-rae-20160608-snap-htmlstory.html . 7 July 2022 . 29 June 2023 . Los Angeles Times.
7. Web site: 2017 . Helen Rae - June 16, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008195549/https://www.moma.org/collection/works/422137?classifications=any&date_begin=Pre-1850&date_end=2021&direction=fwd&page=2&q=&recent_acquisitions=1&utf8=%E2%9C%93&with_images=1 . 8 October 2021 . 29 June 2023 . . en.