About Helen Rae
Lived 1938 – 2021 (aged 82–83). Helen Rae was an artist.
Helen Rae (1938–2021) was an American outsider artist. Rae used fashion magazines as the inspiration and starting point for her colored-pencil drawings. A self-taught artist, Rae was deaf and non-verbal. She lived in Claremont California all of her life, and received recognition for her work late in life.
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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Who was Helen Rae?
American outsider artist
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Helen Rae was born in 1938.
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Helen Rae died in 2021.
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Helen Rae was an artist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Helen Rae. https://biography.guide/helen-rae/
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