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Helen Neilson Rhodes prints, circa 1920-1930
Overview of the Collection
- Artist
- Rhodes, Helen, 1875-1938
- Title
- Helen Neilson Rhodes prints
- Dates
- circa 1920-1930 (inclusive)19201930
- Quantity
- 8 prints (1 box) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0762
- Summary
- Lithographs and woodcuts created by Helen Neilson Rhodes, a Pacific Northwest artist.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1875, Helen Neilson Rhodes was a painter, a block printer, a lithographer, an illustrator and a teacher. Best known for her blockprint illustrations forPaul Bunyan Comes West, she also won prizes in a number of contests--including the Seattle Art Institute, the International Salon of Watercolors and the Northwest Artists Annual Exhibition.
She began teaching at the University of Washington in 1921 as an Instructor of Drawing. In 1927, she became an Assistant Professor in the school of Fine Arts and remained in that position for the next ten years. Both she and her students contributed illustrations to the University publications12 Bible Illustrations,Four and Twenty Blockprints for Four and Twenty RhymesandA Blockprint History of the Northwest.
Rhodes died in her home on June 16, 1938. Her obituary, published inThe Washington Alumnusin February 1939 reads: "In Miss Rhodes' passing the School of Art and the University lose an enthusiastic and tireless worker, and many individuals a friend of great personal worth."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Woodcuts and lithographic prints made by Helen Rhodes. One print is student work with a critique by Rhodes.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
The text of a speech by Helen Rhodes made in 1917 or 1918, "Art as a Commercial Asset," is located in the Helen Rhodes Papers, Manuscript Accession No. 3959-001 in the repository.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection .
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
Both copies of "The Last Load" were gifts to the Art Department Library from Bertha F. Wiese. The collection was transferred to the Henry Art Gallery from the UW Art Library on February 3, 1987. The collection was transferred from the Henry Art Gallery on January 18, 1990.
Acquisition Information
Source: Henry Art Gallery; received on January 18, 1990.
Processing Note
Processed by Jody Hendrickson and Marion Brown, 2008.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1 |
Untitled (picture of chicken) 1 woodcut print ; 3.75 x 3.5 in.
Woodcut print for card series
|
undated |
| 1 | 2-3 |
The Last Load(men loading a hay wagon) 2 woodcut prints ; 9 x 12 in.
|
circa 1921 |
| 1 | 4 |
Windows
1 lithograph ; 8 x 11 in.
|
circa 1921 |
| 1 | 5 |
Windows No. 2
1 lithograph ; 8.5 x 12.5 in.
|
circa 1921 |
| 1 | 6 |
Musicians
1 lithograph ; 11 x 11 in.
|
circa 1921 |
| 1 | 7 |
Untitled (fisherman and fish on a boat) 1 lithograph ; 8.75 x 8 in.
This print is student work with a critique by Rhodes.
|
circa 1921 |
| 1 | 8 |
Untitled (group of women with head covers) 1 lithograph ; 8 x 16 in.
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Rhodes, Helen, 1875-1938--Artist
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
