# Helen Stern

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{{short description|American sculptor (1930–2019)}}
{{for|her daughter-in-law|Leni Stern}}
{{notability|Bio|date=January 2026}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Helen Stern
| birth_name = Helen Phillips Burroughs
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|07|04}}
| birth_place = [Manchester, New Hampshire](/source/Manchester%2C_New_Hampshire), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|11|1930|07|04}}
| death_place = [District of Columbia](/source/District_of_Columbia), U.S.
| resting place = 
| education = [Wells College](/source/Wells_College)<br />[Smith College](/source/Smith_College)
| occupation = Sculptor, art patron
| spouse = [Henry Dwight Sedgwick V](/source/Henry_Dwight_Sedgwick_V)<br />Philip M. Stern
| children = 5, including [Mike](/source/Mike_Stern)
| parents = [Robert P. Burroughs](/source/Robert_P._Burroughs)
| relatives = 
}}
'''Helen''' "'''Leni'''" '''Stern''' (July 4, 1930 – November 11, 2019) was an American sculptor and art patron.<ref name="artinsiderobit">{{cite news |last1=Pietroni |first1=David Guido |title=Helen Stern, Patron Who Brought Contemporary Art To DC, Dies At 89 |url=https://www.art-insider.com/helen-stern-patron-artist-dies-at-89/1270 |accessdate=November 20, 2019 |work=The Art Insider |date=November 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="artnewsobit">{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Tessa |title=Helen 'Leni' Stern, Sculptor and Patron Who Championed Washington Color School, Is Dead at 89 |url=http://www.artnews.com/2019/11/18/helen-leni-stern-sculptor-and-patron-dead-89/ |accessdate=November 20, 2019 |work=ARTnews |date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>

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Category:1930 births
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Category:People from Manchester, New Hampshire
Category:Wells College alumni
Category:Smith College alumni
Category:American art patrons
Category:20th-century American sculptors
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Category:20th-century American philanthropists
Category:21st-century American women sculptors
Category:20th-century American women sculptors

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