MacKinley Helm (1896–1963) was an American writer and collector.
Among his friends during this period were Ines Amor, Alfred Barr, Henry Klifford, Federico Cantú, and William Spratling, which placed MacKinley Helm in a good position to write about these artists, and his book is now considered the best introduction to the art and artists of Mexico during the artistic movements of the twenties and thirties.
Helm married Frances Lathrop Hammond (1894–1973).
Books 1936: After Pentecost: a history of Christian ideas and institutions from Peter and Paul to Ignatius of Antioch. New York: Harper 1941: Modern Mexican Painters. New York: Harper 1942: Angel Mo' and her son, Roland Hayes. Boston: Little, Brown 1946: A Matter of Love, and other baroque tales of the provinces. New York: Harper 1948: John Marin. Boston: Pellegrini & Cudahy (reissued: New York: Kennedy; Da Capo Press, 1970) 1948: Journeying through Mexico. Boston: Little, Brown 1949: A Month of Sundays, and other baroque tales of the provinces. London: Harvill Press 1953: Spring in Spain. London: Gollancz 1953: Man of Fire; J. C. Orozco: an interpretative memoir. Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art 1956: Fray Junipero Serra: the great walker. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press (play) 1943: Story of Pipila
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