When an artist has over six-decades of artwork in the marketplace and is still alive at 95, they get the chance to see a resurgence of their early work. It is commonplace to find vintage works by Mary Helen Wallace from the late 1960s through the 1980s reappearing at estate sales and auctions. With the revival of the “Mid-Century Modern” look, her work matches and is a wonderful complement to this current design era. Mary Helen goes by several titles that she has used to define herself: Self-Employed, Artist, Teacher, and a strong Cincinnatian. Over the years she has identified with and has been an active member of the Cincinnati Art Club, the Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society, and the Women’s Art Club of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Art Club is a city institution that was formed in 1890, and Mary Helen was still exhibiting in their juried exhibits as of 2017, submitting a work in pastel. An earlier work exhibited in 2011, received a special award from the club. When announce...