Helen Farr Sloan

About

Artist, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She was the subject of "Helen at the Easel" from 1947.

Before Fame

She studied everything from metalworking to weaving at the Craft Students League at Cornell.

Trivia

She managed her artist husband's estate and donated large sums of money to universities and art institutions. She supported the Delaware Art Museum, in particular, providing the institution with significant funding, as well as with a collection of her husband's paintings.

Family Life

She met her second husband, John Sloan, at the Art Students League of New York.

Associated With

She and her husband were a well-known artistic pair similar to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.