Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Pope (Heldner), Colette |
Notes |
Dorothy Colette Pope was born in Waupaca, Wisconsin, on May 18, 1902. She took art lessons at the Rachel McFadden Art Studio in Duluth, Minnesota, where she eventually met fellow artist and future husband Knute Heldner. The two eloped in 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana and alternated spending summers in Duluth while escaping to New Orleans during the winter months. She focused mainly on reinventing the bayou scene with her husband and created a modern view of the swamps. After Knute's death in 1952, Colette created a more fantastical interpretation of the bayous which she termed "swamp idylls," and experimented in different pallet interpretations. Heldner practiced an exceptionally loose treatment of form, reflecting the untamed nature of the bayous themselves. She died on May 3, 1990, in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
Nationality |
American |
Occupation |
Painter |
