Helen Siegl Relief Prints

Helen Siegl

Helen Siegl

Helen Siegl

Helen Siegl

Helen Siegl

Helen Siegl

Helen Siegl

Helen Siegl

During her career, Helen Siegl (1924-2009) was celebrated for both her individually signed and numbered prints and for her book illustrations. In the latter category, she illustrated such well-known works as The Dancing Palm Tree (Texas Tech) which was chosen one of The Years Best Illustrated Children's Books by the New York Times in 1990, Aesop's Fables (Random House), Birds and Beasts (World Publishing), Earrings for Celia (Pantheon), and Indian Tales (Random House). Siegl also illustrated limited-edition books such as Mother Goose & Herbal (Janus Press). She also designed calendars for UNICEF. 

As a printmaker, Siegl was renowned for her innovative techniques, often combining woodblocks, linoleum blocks, etchings, and even plaster blocks within the same work of art. Siegl's plaster block technique appeared in the American Artist magazine in May 1955. She also gave lectures on the subject at the Print Club in Philadelphia.