Creator Record

Metadata

Name

Journeay, Helen

Dates & places of birth and death

Born at Piermont, NY on December 1st, 1893. She died at Baltimore on January 2nd, 1942.

Nationality

American

Occupation

Sculptor. After graduating from Barbnard College in 1915, she began the study of sculpture. She moved to Baltimore and worked with J. Maxwell Miller for seven years, and won a European scholarship in 1927, visiting England, Belgium, France and Italy. The Maryland Institute then provided her with a studio and models so that she could carry out her work on a larger scale.

Relationships

Her father's name was William Harsell Journeay.

Places of residence

Baltimore, MD

Titles & Honors

She was awarded a Junior League Prize in an exhibition by Maryland artists at The Baltimore Museum of Art in 1935. In 1936 a wall fountain was given first prize for the best work in any medium. The Wilson Levering Smith Medal received a prize in a competition sponsored by the Friends of Art and a portrait head recieved the Maryland Institute Medal in 1938.

Related Records

S.1932.029 - Sculpture
"Dawn" by Helen Journeay (1893-1942) Figure/female/nude/mythology "A girl stands with her hand raised to her head, which is turned slightly downward. Her flowing hair falls down her back, and a piece of drapery is thrown over her shoulder. Behind her, her hand caressing its raised head, stands a fawn." (Proske 258)

Record Type: Object