The daughter of Henry Ward Johns of the Johns Manville Corporation and his wife Emily Warner. After her father died in 1898, her mother moved to Lawrence Park, an artists' colony in Bronxville, New York.[1] Kirtland grew up in Yonkers, New York. In 1904, she attended a girls' school in Germany. While young, she also visited Switzerland and France. In 1917, she married Lucian Swift Kirtland, of Poland, Ohio, a newspaper reporter.[2]
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During World War I, Kirtland was first based in France, working for the YMCA, before she joined her husband as a correspondent for Leslie's Illustrated Weekly. As an acknowledged journalist, she competed with her male counterparts, seeking out action. One of her stories covers battles near the Piave River in northern Italy with pictures of the Austrian trenches captured by the Italians.[3]
In 1919, Leslie’s Photographic Review of the Great War included several pages of her war photographs. During the war, she had also written an illustrated article, "A Tribute to Women War Workers", explaining how women had helped the Allies. It included a rare portrait of Henriette Poincaré, the president's wife.[2]
In the 1920s, Kirtland and her husband worked together, covering stories in Europe and Asia. Lucian contributed to journals including Harper’s Monthly, American Legion Weekly, and the New York Herald Tribune, his stories illustrated with photographs taken by Helen but seldom attributed to her.[2]
Following her husband's death in 1965, Helen Kirtland died at their home in Bronxville on October 3, 1979.[2]
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^"Helen Johns Kirtland". OURS. July 26, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
^ abcd"Helen Johns Kirtland (1890–1979): Biographical Essay", Library of Congress. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
^Calvin, Paula E.; Deacon, Deborah A. (2011). American Women Artists in Wartime, 1776-2010. McFarland. pp. 90–. ISBN978-0-7864-4987-3. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
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Examples of Kirtland's photographs from The Library of Congress
May 03, 2024
helen, johns, kirtland, 1890, october, 1979, american, photojournalist, correspondent, competed, with, male, counterparts, coverage, world, born1890diedoctober, 1979, 1979, aged, nationalityamericanoccupation, photojournalist, correspondent, kirtland, press, p. Helen Johns Kirtland 1890 October 3 1979 was an American photojournalist and war correspondent who competed with her male counterparts in her coverage of World War I Helen Johns KirtlandBorn1890DiedOctober 3 1979 1979 10 03 aged 88 89 NationalityAmericanOccupation s Photojournalist war correspondent Kirtland s press photograph of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editThe daughter of Henry Ward Johns of the Johns Manville Corporation and his wife Emily Warner After her father died in 1898 her mother moved to Lawrence Park an artists colony in Bronxville New York 1 Kirtland grew up in Yonkers New York In 1904 she attended a girls school in Germany While young she also visited Switzerland and France In 1917 she married Lucian Swift Kirtland of Poland Ohio a newspaper reporter 2 Career editDuring World War I Kirtland was first based in France working for the YMCA before she joined her husband as a correspondent for Leslie s Illustrated Weekly As an acknowledged journalist she competed with her male counterparts seeking out action One of her stories covers battles near the Piave River in northern Italy with pictures of the Austrian trenches captured by the Italians 3 In 1919 Leslie s Photographic Review of the Great War included several pages of her war photographs During the war she had also written an illustrated article A Tribute to Women War Workers explaining how women had helped the Allies It included a rare portrait of Henriette Poincare the president s wife 2 In the 1920s Kirtland and her husband worked together covering stories in Europe and Asia Lucian contributed to journals including Harper s Monthly American Legion Weekly and the New York Herald Tribune his stories illustrated with photographs taken by Helen but seldom attributed to her 2 Following her husband s death in 1965 Helen Kirtland died at their home in Bronxville on October 3 1979 2 References edit Helen Johns Kirtland OURS July 26 2017 Retrieved 2019 12 04 a b c d Helen Johns Kirtland 1890 1979 Biographical Essay Library of Congress Retrieved March 26 2013 Calvin Paula E Deacon Deborah A 2011 American Women Artists in Wartime 1776 2010 McFarland pp 90 ISBN 978 0 7864 4987 3 Retrieved March 26 2013 External links editExamples of Kirtland s photographs from The Library of Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helen Johns Kirtland amp oldid 1219274826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
