Background
Sardeau, Helene was born on July 7, 1899 in Antwerp, Belgium. Daughter of John and Caroline (Weiner) Silberfeld.
Sardeau, Helene was born on July 7, 1899 in Antwerp, Belgium. Daughter of John and Caroline (Weiner) Silberfeld.
Came to the United States, 1914, naturalized, 1933. Educated Barnard College, 1919-1920, Cooper Union, 1920-1921, Art Students League, 1921-1922, School of America Sculpture, 1924-1925.
1 son, Michael John. One-man exhibitions: Arden Galleries, New York, 1924. Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago, 1925. Ehric Galleries, New York, 1929.
Galeria di Roma, 1932.
Boyer Galleries, Philadelphia, 1933. Julien Levy Gallery, New York, 1934.
Santa Barbara Museum, 1943. Associate American Artists, 1944, Dintenfas Gallery, New York City, 1964, Works in permenent collections: Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia Museum, Tel Aviv Museum, Palestine, Croton (New York) High School, Greenfield (Massachusetts) Post Office.
Executed masks for Delphic Festival, Greece, 1927.
Bronze reliefs for National Library, Rio de Janeiro, 1942. Also works in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. Bronze fountain in entrance plaza, Philadelphia Museum.
Commissioned by Mexican Government to execute reliefs for the Supreme Court Building, Mexico City, 1945 and by Liturgical Arts Society to execute figure of Saint Joan of Arc, 1949.
Member Sculptors Guild, Artists Equity Association.
Married George Biddle, April.