Helen Damrosch Tee-Van

Helen Damrosch Tee-Van (American, 1893–1976) was an artist, illustrator and author with a specialty in scientific subjects. Born in New York City, she studied at the Veltin School until dropping out in 1909. She continued her art education in an unconventional manner: choosing to study with painters George de Forest Brush and Jonas Lie, and attending anatomy classes at the Columbia Medical School with a group of artists. [1] Most famously, Helen Tee-Van was an artist on thirteen expeditions with the Tropical Research Department under the direction of its founder, William Beebe. As part of the New York Zoological Society (now the Wildlife Conservation Society), Beebe, an ornithologist by training, made... more.