Kate Helsy papers
name: label: Creator
content: Helsy, Kate
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Kate Helsy donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1976.
creator: label: Creator
content: Helsy, Kate
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content: Kate Helsy papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter and art teacher Kate Helsy measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1915 to 1976. Papers include a biographical sketch, correspondence to and from Helsy, photographs, printed material, and a mixed media scrapbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kate Helsy (1911-?) was a painter and art teacher active in New York City, New York. 

Helsy was born in Hungary and studied at the Jaschick School and exhibited with the New Realist Artists Group. She settled in the United States in 1941 after spending some time in Cuba and exhibited her work at Roko Gallery. In addition to her painting career, Helsy taught children's art classes at the Mount Vernon Y.M.H.A. and the Brooklyn Museum.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1915-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.helskate
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter and art teacher Kate Helsy measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1915 to 1976. Papers include a biographical sketch, correspondence to and from Helsy, photographs, printed material, and a mixed media scrapbook.