Collette Pope Heldner

Collette Pope Heldner, born Dorothy Colette Pope (May 18, 1902 in Waupaca, Wisconsin - May 3, 1990 in New Orleans, Louisiana[1]) was an American painter. She married Knute Heldner, who was her instructor at a school in Minnesota. The two lived and painted in New Orleans from 1923 onward. She and her husband were part of a loosely organized collective of 1920s New Orleans artists sometimes called the "French Quarter School" which catered to tourists interested in American history.[2]

References
  1. Colette Pope Heldner 64parishes.org (September 12, 2012); retrieved October 23, 2012
  2. Harlan, Raynie; Orgera, Ryan; Parent, Wayne, eds. (2014). The Louisiana Field Guide: Understanding Life in the Pelican State. EBSCO ebook academic collection. LSU Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-8071-5777-0. Retrieved 2023-06-02.


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