• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE3699

Helmrich, Dorothy Jane Adele

  • OBE
(1889 – 1984)
  • Born 25 July, 1889, Woollahra New South Wales Australia
  • Died 1 September, 1984, Strathfield New South Wales Australia
  • Occupation Arts administrator, Founder, Singer

Summary

Dorothy Helmrich founded the Australian Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) in 1943. CEMA became the Arts Council of Australia, and Helmrich served as president.

Published resources

  • Edited Book
    • 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988
  • Book
    • On Wings of Song: Dorothy Helmrich and the Arts Council, Carell, Victor and Beth Dean, 1982
  • Resource