Helen Martanie Snowden
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Helen Martanie Snowden | |
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| Born | Omaha, Nebraska, US |
| Education | Art Institute of New York City |
Helen Martanie Snowden, also known as 'Janie', was the daughter of two of Omaha's founders.[1] She was born in Omaha, Nebraska 1864.
Early life[edit]
Helen's dad William Pleasant Snowden was the first white man settler in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] He brought his wife and three children at that time to live with him. Her dad was the first and oldest settler also known as "Uncle Billy" to many.[2] On July 11, William took his family across the river and managed to set a corner stone for the population of Nebraska. White travelers would pass through Nebraska quite often, but none would ever settle down.[3] They were the first to make up Omaha's population. Their home was made up of logs, the owner was a brick molder, so they had a brick yard.[3] After years go by William has an accident to his hip and chose to spend some time living at a soldier home, hospitals, and with his daughter Helen M. Snowden.[3]
Career[edit]
Helen first went to the Chicago Art Institute[4] and studied for three years at the Art Institute of New York City. In Chicago she studied under C.C. Curran, and flowers under Fred Finnette.[3] She became a master of the Western Art Association in 1891. Helen's flower paintings show her talent off. Helen also specialized in portraits and landscape work in oil, watercolors, and China painting.[5]
Actions[edit]
When Helen returned to Omaha, she set up a studio in Paxton Block for some years but later just had her studio in her home.[3] Helen then became an art instructor at Bellevue College for eight years.[5]
Works[edit]
Snowden has paintings in many local and other exhibitions.[5]
The Museum of Nebraska Art has two of her art pieces Pansies and Grapes.[6]
Wyoming State Museum has held one of Snowden's artworks in their collection since 1968, a painting of a bouquet.
Snowden focused on oil canvases, flower paintings, and fruit paintings.
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 "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 e "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