Helen Waimel Robertson | |
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![]() Helen Robertson working on a stone panel (1953). | |
Born |
Tartu, Estonia |
Education | OCAD University |
Helen Waimel Robertson née Staebler (1917-2002) was a Canadian sculptor. [1] [2]
Born in Tartu, Estonia, Robertson emigrated with her family to Canada in 1926. In 1934, she received a scholarship to attend Ontario College of Art. One of her teachers was Emanuel Hahn, the first president of the Sculptors Society of Canada. She graduated from the four-year program in three years, and was the recipient of a Governor General's Academic Medal. Robinson became a member of the Sculptors' Society of Canada in 1954. Robertson eventually settled in Chippawa, Ontario, with her husband A. Blake Robertson and lived there for the rest of her life. [3] [4]
Robertson worked in several media, including metals, stone, and wood. She was commissioned by the Canadian government to sculpt coats of arms and other works. [3] [5] She designed the Canadian Coat of Arms in the St. Catharine's Federal Building, [6] the coat of arms in the Customs Building in Niagara Falls, and Stations for the Cross for St. Kevin's Roman Catholic Church, Welland. [7] [8] Other commissions include works for the Colonnade in Toronto, the Cobourg Municipal Building, the Niagara Falls City Hall, St. Denis School in St. Catharines, and the Workman's Compensation Rehabilitation Centre. [4]
In 1940, Robertson sculpted water nymphs for the Bullas Bros. Furniture store on Charles Street, Kitchener and they adorned that building until it was torn down in 1985. [9] The city put the Bullas sculptures in storage as it searched for a permanent site for them until placing the cast stone works in the Centre In The Square. [10]
In November 2002, the Niagara Parks Commission and Robertson's family unveiled three sculptures outside of the Niagara Parks Greenhouse. The three bronze sculptures are collectively known as 'Golden Fountain'. [11]
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Helen Waimel Robertson | |
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![]() Helen Robertson working on a stone panel (1953). | |
Born |
Tartu, Estonia |
Education | OCAD University |
Helen Waimel Robertson née Staebler (1917-2002) was a Canadian sculptor. [1] [2]
Born in Tartu, Estonia, Robertson emigrated with her family to Canada in 1926. In 1934, she received a scholarship to attend Ontario College of Art. One of her teachers was Emanuel Hahn, the first president of the Sculptors Society of Canada. She graduated from the four-year program in three years, and was the recipient of a Governor General's Academic Medal. Robinson became a member of the Sculptors' Society of Canada in 1954. Robertson eventually settled in Chippawa, Ontario, with her husband A. Blake Robertson and lived there for the rest of her life. [3] [4]
Robertson worked in several media, including metals, stone, and wood. She was commissioned by the Canadian government to sculpt coats of arms and other works. [3] [5] She designed the Canadian Coat of Arms in the St. Catharine's Federal Building, [6] the coat of arms in the Customs Building in Niagara Falls, and Stations for the Cross for St. Kevin's Roman Catholic Church, Welland. [7] [8] Other commissions include works for the Colonnade in Toronto, the Cobourg Municipal Building, the Niagara Falls City Hall, St. Denis School in St. Catharines, and the Workman's Compensation Rehabilitation Centre. [4]
In 1940, Robertson sculpted water nymphs for the Bullas Bros. Furniture store on Charles Street, Kitchener and they adorned that building until it was torn down in 1985. [9] The city put the Bullas sculptures in storage as it searched for a permanent site for them until placing the cast stone works in the Centre In The Square. [10]
In November 2002, the Niagara Parks Commission and Robertson's family unveiled three sculptures outside of the Niagara Parks Greenhouse. The three bronze sculptures are collectively known as 'Golden Fountain'. [11]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
Cooper, Helen; Robertson, Margaret (2000). Helen Waimel Robertson: recent acquisitions. Ontario: s.n.