Helen Martanie Snowden (1860–1925), also known as Janie, was a professional artist working in Omaha, Nebraska, in the 1890s and early twentieth century.

[2] Helen (also known as Martanie, Janie, and Tanie) was the daughter of two of Omaha's founders and one of seven children.

[3] Her father, William Pleasant Snowden, was the first white male settler in Omaha, Nebraska.

[4] He brought his wife and three children with him and built a log house.

[7] The Wyoming State Museum has held one of Snowden's artworks, ia painting of a bouquet, in their collection since 1968.