Read, Helen Appleton

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Helen Lincoln Appleton Read graduated from Smith College, 1908; studied at the Art Student's League, 1908-1911; Art critic for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1922-1938; Associate Art Editor for Vogue, 1925-1930; Director of Art Alliance of America, 1924-1929; Lecturer at the Whitney Museum, 1933-?; Director in 1943 and President from 1957 to 1973 of Portraits, Incorporated, a New York City gallery. Awarded Smith College Medal, 1968.

From the guide to the Helen Appleton Read Papers MS 127., 1922-1972, (Sophia Smith Collection)

Art critic; Art historian.

Helen Lincoln Appleton Read graduated from Smith College, 1908; studied at the Art Student's League, 1908-1911; Art critic for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1922-1938; Associate Art Editor for Vogue, 1925-1930; Director of Art Alliance of America, 1924-1929; Lecturer at the Whitney Museum, 1933-?; Director in 1943 and President from 1957 to 1973 of Portraits, Incorporated, a New York City gallery. Awarded Smith College Medal, 1968.

From the description of Papers, 1922-1972. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 49336340

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creatorOf Helen Appleton Read Papers MS 127., 1922-1972 Sophia Smith Collection
creatorOf Read, Helen Appleton. Papers, 1922-1972. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Read, Helen Appleton. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
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Portraits, American
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Birth 1887-08-25

Death 1974-12-03

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