HELBERG, Shirley Adelaide Holden 1919-

PERSONAL: Born March 19, 1919, in Solvay, NY; daughter of Edgar (a construction supervisor) and Gladys Tucker (a homemaker) Holden; married Burton E. Helberg (a research supervisor), February 14, 1942; children: Keir, Kristin, Kecia, Kandace, Kraig. Education: Attended Syracuse University, 1936-37; Syracuse City Normal Teachers School, graduated, 1937; Johns Hopkins University, B.S. (education), 1969; Maryland Institute of Arts, M.F.A., 1975. Politics: Republican. Religion: Methodist. Hobbies and other interests: Dancing, gourmet cooking, antiques.

ADDRESSES: Home—5433 Pigeon Hill Rd., Spring Grove, PA 17362; and 727 South Ann St., Baltimore, MD 21231.

CAREER: Artist and educator. Held various teaching posts in elementary schools in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, 1965-84; Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore, MD, 1988-92. Exhibitions: One-woman shows at museums including Cayuga Museum of Art and History, 1974, Historic Society Museum, York, PA, 1977, and York College, 1984.

MEMBER: American Association of University Women, National League of American PEN Women (Pennsylvania chapter), member and national scholarship chair, 1974-98, D Union Veterans, Daughters of American Revolution.

AWARDS, HONORS: Distinguished Service awards, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, and 1992, and Distinguished Achievement awards, 1988, and 1994, from Pennsylvania State Education Association, International Platform Association, Harrisburg Art Association, York Art Association, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, and Johns Hopkins University Club.

WRITINGS:

Chosen Few (poetry), 1995.

(Illustrator) Kitty Cat Who Wanted to Fly, Morris Publishing (Kearney, NE), 1999.

(Illustrator) Mark Twain, The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, 1999.

Contributor to various periodicals, including PEN Woman.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A children's book on the Iroquois.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

York Sunday News (York, PA), March 10, 1974.