Helen Elise Smith Dett

Helen Elise Smith Dett, in a 1917 publication.

Helen Elise Smith Dett (April 1888[1] – 2 October 1950[2]) was an American pianist and music educator, the wife of composer Robert Nathaniel Dett. She was the first black graduate of the Damrosch Institute of Musical Art, a precursor to the Juilliard School.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1900census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Obituary for Helen Dett". Daily News. October 5, 1950. p. 231.