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, which placed MacKinley Helm in a good position to write about these artists, and his book is now considered the best introduction to the art and artists of Mexico during the

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of the twenties and thirties. Helm married Frances Lathrop Hammond (1894–1973).

Books

*1936: ''After Pentecost: a history of Christian ideas and institutions from Peter and Paul to Ignatius of Antioch''. New York: Harper *1941: ''Modern Mexican Painters''. New York: Harper *1942: ''Angel Mo' and her son, Roland Hayes''. Boston: Little, Brown *1946: ''A Matter of Love, and other baroque tales of the provinces''. New York: Harper *1948: ''John Marin''. Boston: Pellegrini & Cudahy (reissued: New York: Kennedy; Da Capo Press, 1970) *1948: ''Journeying through Mexico''. Boston: Little, Brown *1949: ''A Month of Sundays, and other baroque tales of the provinces''. London: Harvill Press *1953: ''Spring in Spain''. London: Gollancz *1953: ''Man of Fire; J. C. Orozco: an interpretative memoir''. Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art *1956: ''Fray Junipero Serra: the great walker''. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press (play) * 1943: ''Story of Pipila''

References

1896 births 1963 deaths American art critics American art collectors {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub