Jo Anne Schneider

American, 1919 - 2017

BiographySCHNEIDER—JoAnne, of New York City, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 23. She is survived by daughters Melanie Tucker, Lois Oppenheim (Ellis), and grandchildren Sarah and Keith Oppenheim, and was predeceased by her husband, Norman. After obtaining a BFA from Syracuse University, she had a highly successful career as a painter with 22 solo exhibitions and group shows at the Whitney Museum, the Corcoran Galleries, the Everson Museum and elsewhere. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Butler Institute, East Hampton's Guild Hall, among many others. She was the recipient of the Audubon Artists Stanley Grumbacher Memorial Award [in 1972] and a member of the Lotos Club. Donations: LighthouseGuild.

Published in The New York Times from Nov. 26 to Nov. 28, 2017

Background
Schneider, JoAnne was born on December 4, 1919 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Laura (Office) Federman.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, 1941.
Achievements
• JoAnne Schneider has been listed as a notable Artist by Marquis Who's Who.
Connections
Married Norman Schneider, May 15, 1941. Children— Melanie Schneider Tucker, Lois Schneider Oppenheim.
Father:
Joseph Federman
Mother:
Laura (Office) Federman
Spouse:
Norman Schneider
child:
Lois Schneider Oppenheim Schneider
child:
Melanie Schneider Tucker Schneider

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Exhibited: Corcoran Gal. biennial, 1957; WMAA; 50 Years Am. Art, AFA, 1964; Am. Acad. Arts & Letters, 1971 (Childe Hassam Fund exh.); Guild Hall, Southhampton, NY, 1967 (1st prize); NAWA, 1970 (Haldenstein Mem. Prize); Audubon Artists, 1972 (Grumbacher Mem. Award); plus nine solo exh. at galleries, 1954-72, incl. Frank Rehn Gal, NYC.
Work: Butler Inst. Am. Art, Youngstown, OH; Syracuse Univ., NY; Allentown Mus., PA; St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, NY; Colby College, ME
Comments: Preferred media: oils.
Sources: WW73; Provincetown Painters, 265
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