By Barbara LaMonica
The Huntington Historical Society has just acquired another Helene Glazen, (1898-1987), watercolor entitled “Green Street”, below, which depicts a fall scene of the Huntington street when it was still a residential area. The orientation is looking north toward the old Methodist church on Main Street circa 1950. Helen Glazen, one of the many local artists in our collection was born, nee Townsley, in Little Rock Arkansas in 1898. She graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art and studied with American watercolorist Elliot O’Hara, and later with world famous artist George Grosz, known for his paintings of social satire.
In 1922 she married Carlisle Glazen, an engineer. The couple first moved to Long Island in 1928 and then relocated to Lloyd Harbor in 1945. Her watercolors depict buildings and scenes of Cold Spring Harbor and Huntington making her work of special interest to residents interested in local history. She also did commercial and book illustrations as well as drawn designs for china and crystal. Her work was shown in galleries throughout Long Island including the Stony Brook Art Museum, the Heckscher Museum, and Hofstra University. Ms. Glazen was a member of the DAR and was active in the Huntington Township Art League. She taught adult education classes and also taught at the Huntington Historical Society. Below are other Glazen watercolors in our collection.
