Blumenschein, Helen G. (Helen Greene)

Helen Greene Blumenschein was the daughter of Ernest and Mary Greene Blumenschein. All three of the Blumenscheins were artists who lived primarily in Taos, New Mexico.

From the description of Helen Greene Blumenschein papers, 1891-1988. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37497633

Helen Blumenschein was the wife of Ernest L. Blumenschein, who was a promienent twentieth century New Mexican artist.

From the description of Helen G. Blumenschein photograph collection [graphic]. 1957-1981. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38000461

Helen Greene Blumenschein was a celebrated artist, historian, archaeologist, and environmentalist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to the prominent artists, Ernest L. and Mary Greene Blumenschein, Helen moved to Taos, New Mexico at age ten. She lived there most of her life. She attended the Sisters of Loretto Catholic School in Taos and then Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. She studied Art in Paris for two years and then studied in New York at the Art Students League. During WWII she served with the Women's Army Corps as a Lieutenant in the South Pacific. After the war she returned to Taos and persued her art work, historical writing, and amateur archaeological excavations.

From the description of Helen Blumenschein Collection 1910-1989. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 54370054

Helen Greene Blumenschein was a celebrated artist, historian, archaelologist, and environmentalist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to the prominent artists, Ernest L. and Mary Greene Blumenschein, Helen moved to Taos, New Mexico at age ten. She lived there most of her life. She attended the Sisters of Loretto Catholic School in Taos and then Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. She studied Art in Paris for two years and then studied in New York at the Art Students League.

During WWII she served with the Women's Army Corps as a lieutenant in the South Pacific. After the war she returned to Taos and persued her art work, historical writing, and amateur archaeological excavations.

From the guide to the Helen Blumenschein Collection, 1910-1989, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.)