Amanda Snyder facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Amanda Snyder
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Self-portrait, 1948
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Amanda Viola Tester
March 15, 1894 Mountain City, Tennessee
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| Died | February 3, 1980 (aged 85) Portland, Oregon
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| Education | Portland Museum Art School |
| Known for | Abstract compositions, portraits, paintings of birds, clowns, still life |
| Movement | Early modern painters; Impressionism, Expressionism |
| Spouse(s) | Edmund Snyder |
Amanda Viola Snyder, born Tester, (March 15, 1894 – February 3, 1980) was an American artist from Portland, Oregon. She created hundreds of drawings, paintings, and woodcuts. Amanda Snyder also had 32 of her own art shows during her lifetime.
Her Early Life and Learning
Amanda Snyder was born in Mountain City, Tennessee, in 1894. She was the oldest child in her family. When she was nine, her family moved to Roseburg, Oregon. Even as a young student, she showed a natural talent for art.
In 1916, she married Edmund Snyder. They moved to Portland, Oregon, and their son Eugene was born in 1918. Amanda started taking art classes in 1917 at the Portland Museum Art School. Later, in 1925, she learned how to paint portraits from an English artist named Sidney Bell.
Her Art Career
Amanda Snyder mostly taught herself how to paint. She developed her own unique styles, inspired by art movements like Impressionism and Expressionism. People described her as someone who liked to work alone and was very focused on her art. She often worked in the basement of her home in Portland.
In 1954, Amanda Snyder showed her art with three other women artists. This show was at the Kharouba Gallery in Portland.
Over her lifetime, Amanda Snyder had 32 art shows all by herself. Her artworks are now kept in many important places. You can find her art in museums like the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and the Portland Art Museum. Her work is also at the Seattle Art Museum and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. Other places include Reed College and the Oregon Historical Society.
Books About Her Art
- A Bookful of Birds
- Oregon Originals: The Art of Amanda Snyder & Jefferson Tester
A Look at Her Artworks
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Young Robin by Snyder, around 1950
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"Cave Dwellers" by Amanda Snyder
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"Aquatic" by Amanda Snyder
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"Destiny" by Snyder
