Helen Martanie Snowden (1860–1925), also known as Janie, was a professional artist working in Omaha, Nebraska, in the 1890s and early twentieth century. She is known for her still life painting, including trompe-l'oeil trophy pictures.[1][2] She was a member of the Western Art Association during its heyday.[2]
Helen Martanie Snowden | |
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| Born | Omaha, Nebraska, US |
| Education | Art Institute of New York City |
Early life
editHelen (also known as Martanie, Janie, and Tanie) was the daughter of two of Omaha's founders and one of seven children.[3] Her father, William Pleasant Snowden, was the first white male settler in Omaha, Nebraska.[4] He brought his wife and three children with him and built a log house.[5] After he had an accident to his hip, he lived with his daughter Helen.[5]
Career
editSnowden studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, before moving to the Art Institute of New York City.[2] In New York, she studied figure painting with Charles C. Curran and flower painting with Fred Finnette.[5] 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 and watercolors; she also painted china.[6]
When Snowden returned to Omaha, she set up a studio in Paxton Block, but later moved her studio into her home.[5] She was an art instructor at Bellevue College, Nebraska, for eight years.[6]
Works
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Snowden had paintings in many local and other exhibitions.[6]
The Museum of Nebraska Art has two of her paintings, Pansies and Grapes.[7]
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.
- ^ a b c "Omaha Artists and Their Work to Be Shown". Omaha World-Herald. March 12, 1911. Retrieved 2024-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Uncle Billy' Snowden First White Settler in Omaha". Omaha Bee. December 8, 1906. Retrieved 2024-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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