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As a highly regarded sculptor, Beling worked in stone,
wood, clay, wax (for bronze casting) and welded
metal. She also created, for her own use, a new
sculptural medium she dubbed "Belplast"
which included plastic resins, metallic powders, and
numerous other ingredients.
Beling's work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Pennsylvania
Academy, among others. Her work is in the collection
of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., and in 11 other art
museums around the nation.
Several of Beling's sculptures were commissioned by synagogues, including a 26
foot-long "Exodus" for Temple Emanu-El in Yonkers,
NY. (A model for this piece is shown at left: #4).
Helen Beling exhibited regularly at the Heller Gallery and
then at the Krasner
Gallery in New York City. Her work is in many private and
corporate collections.
As an active member of the artists'
community, Helen Beling served as president of the Sculptor's Guild,
vice-president of the Fine Arts Federation of New York and as a
long term member of the New Rochelle Art Commission.
Beling enjoyed passing on her knowledge to others by
teaching sculpture at the College of New Rochelle, at
the White Plains County Center, and at her studio in New
Rochelle.
Helen and her husband, Lawrence R. Kahn, lived in New Rochelle
for 47 years before moving to Bandon, Oregon, in 1990 to be near their
daughter Victoria Tierney. Mr. Kahn died in December 1998.
The family includes daughters, Victoria Tierney, who is an
artist, and Kathe Mayer
of Cleveland, Ohio; three grandchildren, Blake Hodgetts , Amy Mayer, and Wayne Mayer and two great
granddaughters, Athrylis and Angelica Sather-Hodgetts.
The information and images on this page were
provided by daughters Victoria Tierney and Kathe Mayer, with
special thanks to Beling's longtime friend Renata Manasse
Schwebel for her invaluable help.
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