Collette Pope Heldner

{{Short description|American painter}}

Collette Pope Heldner, born Dorothy Colette Pope (May 18, 1902 in Waupaca, Wisconsin – May 3, 1990 in New Orleans, Louisiana[https://64parishes.org/entry/colette-pope-heldner Colette Pope Heldner] 64parishes.org (September 12, 2012); retrieved October 23, 2012) was an American painter. She married Knute Heldner, who was her instructor at a school in Minnesota. The two lived and painted in New Orleans from 1923 onward spending sometime in Paris. She and her husband were part of a loosely organized collective of 1920s New Orleans artists sometimes called the "French Quarter School" which catered to tourists interested in American history.{{cite book |editor-first1=Raynie |editor-last1=Harlan |editor-first2=Ryan |editor-last2=Orgera |editor-first3=Wayne |editor-last3=Parent | title=The Louisiana Field Guide: Understanding Life in the Pelican State | publisher=LSU Press | series=EBSCO ebook academic collection | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-8071-5777-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CXaOAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA220 | access-date=2023-06-02 | page=220}} Mycologist James T. Sinski displayed a painting by Heldner in his home, in Frederick, Maryland, as a nod to his medical training in Louisiana.{{Cite news |date=1965-02-18 |title=Dr. J. T. Sinski Introduces Friends to his New Apartment with Dishes A La New Orleans |pages=24 |work=The News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-dr-j-t-sinski-introduces-fri/136616951/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |via=Newspapers.com}}