Allon Schoener

Allon Theodore Schoener (1926–2021) was an American curator and writer.

Early life and career Schoener was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Harry Schoener, a factory manager, and Ida (Finkelstein) Schoener, a homemaker. His upbringing was influenced by the cultural background of his Lithuanian immigrant grandparents from New York's Lower East Side. His career in museum curation included roles at the San Francisco Museum of Art and as director of the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center in 1955. The Italian Americans, and New York: An Illustrated History of the People.