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Helen Martanie Snowden (1860 -1925) was a professional artist working in Omaha, Nebraska, in the 1890s and early twentieth century, known for her still life painting, including trompe l'oeil trophy pictures.[1]
Helen Martanie Snowden | |
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| Born | Omaha, Nebraska, US |
| Education | Art Institute of New York City |
Early life
editHelen (also known as Janie, and Tanie) was the daughter of two of Omaha's founders. Her father, William Pleasant Snowden, was the first white male settler in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] He brought his wife and three children with him and built a log house.[3] After he had an accident to his hip, he lived with his daughter Helen.[3]
Career
editHelen studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago[4] before moving to New York City. In Chicago she studied under Charles C. Curran, a figure painter, and flowers under Fred Finnette.[3] She became a member of the Western Art Association in Omaha in 1891. In addition to still life, Helen painted portraits, landscapes, and worked in oil, watercolors, and China painting.[5]
When Helen returned to Omaha, she set up a studio in Paxton Block, but later moved her studio into her home.[3] She was an art instructor at Bellevue College, Nebraska, for eight years.[5]
Works
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Snowden had paintings in many local and other exhibitions.[5]
The Museum of Nebraska Art has two of her paintings, Pansies and Grapes.[6]
The Wyoming State Museum has held one of Snowden's artworks, ia painting of a bouquet, in their collection since 1968.
References
edit- ^ Trenton, Patricia; D'Emilio, Sandra (1995). Independent Spirits: Women Painters of the American West, 1890-1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20203-0.
- ^ "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 09, 1906, HALF TONE SECTION, Image 25 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ a b c d "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 10, 1909, NEWS SECTION, Page 3, Image 3 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Mar 12, 1911, page 27 - Omaha World-Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ a b c "Mar 12, 1911, page 27 - Omaha World-Herald at Newspapers.com". Retrieved 2024-04-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kearney, dpi graphics, University of Nebraska at (2017-04-06). "Helen Martanie Snowden: MONA collection artwork". MONA. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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External links
edit- Paxton Block Buildings- Snowden had her first studio on this block
- Museum of Nebraska Art- MONA has collections of Snowden's artworks