Scheier
Scheier is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Adam Scheier (born 1973), American football coach *Edwin Scheier (1910–2008), American artist *Jacob Scheier (born 1980), Canadian poet *Libby Scheier (1946–2000), Canadian poet and short story writer *Mary Scheier (1908–2007), American ceramicist *Mindy Scheier (born 1971), American fashion designer *Monique Scheier-Schneider, (born 1954) Luxembourg ice hockey administrator *Shirley Scheier (born 1953), American artist {{Surname ...
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Edwin Scheier
Edwin Scheier (November 11, 1910 – April 20, 2008) was an American artist, best known for his ceramics (art), ceramic works with his wife, Mary Scheier. Early life Edwin Scheier was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, to a Jewish German immigrant father, and an American mother. Scheier's father died shortly after his son's birth. Although his mother remarried, Scheier was left to his own devices, and dropped out of school before high school, in order to make a living. During the Great Depression, he criss-crossed the nation before returning to New York City. Although never formally trained, Scheier attended free seminars at Cooper Union, and also worked for a silversmith and a ceramicist. He often examined works in the city's museums, and first, and briefly, met his future wife, Mary Goldsmith, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A period as a public puppeteer led him to take a position teaching crafts through the Works Progress Administration, WPA. This led to other p ...
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