Peter Helck [SEP] occupation
Peter Helck
Peter Helck (17 June 1893 - 22 April 1988) was an American illustrator who specialized in depicting racecars. He estimated that he had produced more than 600 sketches, drawings and paintings during his career.
Biography.
He was born on 17 June 1893 in Manhattan, New York City.
Helck developed an early interest in automobiles, and as a boy caught rides with the race car driver who tested Simplex cars.
He attended the Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island in 1906. He studied art
Biography
- Peter Helck - retrieved August 3, 2006
- Grand Prix Cars - Locomobile - Type 1906 - retrieved August 3, 2006
- Tribute to Peter Helck
External links.
- Peter Helck artwork can be viewed at American Art Archives web site