Wright, Helena
Curator of Graphic Arts
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Wright, Helena
Curator of Graphic Arts
Visual culture, including prints and photomechanical processes; history of print collecting; business history of American printmaking; women's work in graphic arts trades.
Positions
- Curator Emerita of Graphic Arts, National Museum of American History 1983 -
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.A., Bryn Mawr College
- M.L.S., Simmons College
Awards And Honors
- Secretary's Research Prize, conferred by Office of the Secretary, 2017
- Outstanding Academic Title , conferred by Choice, American Library Association, 2015
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Wright, Helena E. 2017. "‘Sacred to the Memory of Gen. Geo. Washington…’ An 1818 copper engraving by Sarah Wood of Vermont." American Historical Print Collectors Society NewsLetter, 42, (1). 2017
- Wright, Helena E. 2013. "The First Smithsonian Collection: the European Prints of George Perkins Marsh." Washington Print Club Quarterly, 48, (4) 10–13. 2013
- Wright, Helena E. 2010. "Slavic and Eastern European-Related Graphic Collections in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History." Slavic & East European Information Resources, 11, (2) 226–245. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2010.501455. 2010
- Wright, Helena E. 2008. "Future Prospects for Printing Museums." Printing History, 25, (2) 44–49. 2008
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Book
- Wright, Helena E. 2015. The First Smithsonian Collection: the European engravings of George Perkins Marsh and the role of prints in the U.S. National Museum. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contribution to Knowledge. 2015
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Chapter
- Wright, Helena E. 2013. "George Perkins Marsh and the Smithsonian." In George Perkins Marsh: An American for All Seasons. Dolling, Lisa M., editor. 160–176. Hoboken: Stevens Institute of Technology. 2013
- Wright, Helena E. 2012. "Some French and American Lithographs at the Smithsonian: a Retrospective View." In With a French Accent: American Lithography to 1860. Barnhill, Georgia B., editor. 83–96. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society. 2012
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Conference Paper
- Wright, Helena E. 2020. "Fitz Henry Lane in Lowell." from Laid Down on Paper: Printmaking in America, 1800-1865. Papers presented at a symposium hosted by the Cape Ann Museum in conjunction with the exhibition Drawn from Nature & On Stone: The Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane, October 27-28, 2017. 1–17. (Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts) 2017-10-27. Gloucester, Massachusetts: Cape Ann Museum. 2020
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
