Otto Henry Schneider (American, 1865–1950) was a painter known for his landscapes and figure paintings. Born on August 8, 1865, in Muscatine, Iowa, he began his formal art education at 15 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), studying under John Vanderpoel and Oliver Dennett Grover. He continued his training at the Art Students’ League of Buffalo, where his instructors included Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock, John H. Twachtman, George de Forest Brush, and Harry Siddons Mowbray. Schneider later attended the Art Students’ League of New York before traveling to Paris to study at the Académie Julian under Marcel Baschet, François Schommer, Paul Gervais, and Henri Royer.
Early in his career, Schneider painted Dutch and French scenes, later adopting a brighter palette as he embraced Impressionism. From 1921 to 1923, he taught at the Buffalo Academy of Fine Arts, the predecessor of the Albright Art School. He also taught at the Art Students’ League of Buffalo before relocating to San Diego, where he joined the faculty of the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts in Balboa Park. He remained an instructor there from 1923 until his passing on January 23, 1950. In addition to his teaching career, Schneider played a key role in establishing Contemporary Artists of San Diego, the city’s first professional artists' organization.
Exhibitions: Paris Salon, 1911; Buffalo Society of Artists, 1912-22 (prizes); California State Fair, 1930; American Painters & Sculptors, LACMA, 1931; Southern California Artists, 1931; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934; Oakland Art Gallery, 1934 & 1939.
Memberships/Associations: Co-founder Associated Artists of San Diego, 1929; Contemporary Artists of San Diego.
(Source: AskArt.com; Wikipedia)
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