Background
Oppenheim, Amy Schwartz was born on July 10, 1878 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Moses and Eugenie (Lehman) Schwartz.
Oppenheim, Amy Schwartz was born on July 10, 1878 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Moses and Eugenie (Lehman) Schwartz.
Educated public and private schools.
Promoter of lectures on art at Maine Museum Art for Public school children. A founder and organizer School Art League and member board and chairman scholarship committee, 1911-1948, honorary president since 1949. Active in campaign for woman suffrage in New York State, 1915-1917.
Member women's committee, American Defense Society, 1918-1919.
Formerly vice president Woman’s Municipal League. Elected member Republican County Committee, New York County, since 1925.
Executive Committee Citizens Union, 1924-1938. Honorary vice president Woman’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association.
Member Advisory Committee on Women's Participation, New York World’s Fair 1939, 40.
Member women's committee, American Defense Society, 1918-1919. Member Advisory Committee on Women's Participation, New York World’s Fair 1939, 40. Member governing board of auxiliary board Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York, 1929-1930.
Member of advisory committee New York School Applied Design for Women.
Member Republican advisory committee of New York County, 1930-1933. Member women's advisory committee of Regional Plan Association, 1930-1932.
Member women's committee New York City for United China Relief, 1941. Member panel of hostesses Council National Defense and Office Coordinator Commercial and Cultural Relations between American Republics, 1941.
Delaware to American Federation Arts Annual Convention, 1942, 44, 45. Member Art Alliance of America (director 1922-1923), American Federation of Arts (delegate 22d annual convention 1931), Associates in Fine Arts, Museum of Art, Yale, New York Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, American Museum Natural History, National Institute Social Sciences (life), School Art League (honorary president), National Geography Society, French Institute in the United States, National Institute Social Science (vice president), English Speaking Union, Metropolitan Museum of Art (life fellow, 1946). Club: Woman’s National Republican (founder.
Married Laurent Oppenheim, June 6, 1900 (died January 3, 1933). Children: Laurent, Jean Paul (deceased).