- Helen Dahm
Infobox Artist
bgcolour = #C0C0C0
name = Helen Dahm
imagesize = 230px
caption = Helen Dahm inMeherabad
birthname =
birthdate = birth date| 1878|05|21|mf=y
location =Kreuzlingen ,Switzerland
deathdate = death date and age|1968|05|24|1878|05|21|mf=y
deathplace =Männedorf ,Switzerland
nationality =
field = Painter
training =
movement =Expressionism
works =
patrons =
awards =Helen Dahm (
May 21 ,1878 –May 24 ,1968 ) was a Swissartist and a follower foMeher Baba .Helen Dahm was born in Egelshofen (today
Kreuzlingen ),Switzerland . She studied art inZurich andMunich . Her early work included hand-colored, hand-pressed fabric prints, mostly expressionistic in style. In the early 1930s, Helen suffered from severe depression and did very little art. However, a meeting withMeher Baba inCannes ,France in 1937 had a profound effect on her work and mood. In 1938, by invitation of Meher Baba, Dahm came to live in Meher Baba'a asharam inMeherabad and painted the interior murals in his would-be tomb that had been completed that year. ["Lord Meher", Bhau Kalchuri, 1986, p. 2315] Her paintings are still viewable there. They were restored by American artist Dot Lesnik in 1989. For health reasons Dahm eventually returned to her homeland of Switzerland.After this period, Dahm's work took an inspired religious turn, becoming occupied with imagery including expressionistic interpretations of
paradise , thePietà , the crucifixion of Christ andangel s. After this period her work became increasingly abstract.Helen Dahm only received recognition late in life. In 1967, she had her first major retrospective exhibition in Switzerland. ["Broken Down Furniture News", Winnie Barrett, March-April 1992, No. 62]
References
External links
* [http://www.helen-dahm.ch/ Official website]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
