Helen D. Beals

Helen Dorothy Beals (1897 – 1991) was a Canadian artist and educator.[1] She is known for her involvement with the Maritime Art Association and the publication "Maritime Art Magazine".[2]

Helen D. Beals
Born1897 (1897)
Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedApril 17, 1991(1991-04-17) (aged 93–94)
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationAcadia University, Simmons College
Known forPainting, Pottery, Educator

Biography

Beals was born in 1897 in Canso, Nova Scotia. She is the sister of the astronomer Carlyle Smith Beals.[3]

After graduating from Acadia University in 1919, Beals traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to study at Simmons College.[1] In 1920 she earned her a certificate in Library Sciences. Beals worked as a librarian, first in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the Episcopal Theological School, then in Wolfville, Nova Scotia at the Acadia University.[2]

Beals was a founding member of the Maritime Art Association and was involved with the publication of Maritime Art Magazine.[1]

Concurrent with her positions at Acadia University, Beal served as Walter Abell's assistant in the Department of Art[1] and also as his assistant at Maritime Art Magazine.[4]

In 1945 Beals became the Head of the Department of Art at Acadia University and continued until 1963.[1]

Throughout her academic career Beals continued to paint and exhibit her works at the Nova Scotia Society of Artists, the Maritime Art Association, and the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. Beals was also a potter and was a member the Minas Potters Guild.[1]

Beals died on April 17, 1991 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.[2][1]

References
  1. "Beals, Helen D." Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "Art Around Campus: Helen Beals". Acadia University Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. Beals, Donald W. "Beals of Distinction". The Beals Family of Annapolis County Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. Brandon, Laura (2005). Pegi by herself the life of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian artist. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0773581081. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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