Painter and printmaker Peri Schwartz passes away at age 69 Peri Schwartzs early career concentrated on painting and drawing traditional self-portraits, portraits, and still lifes. NEW YORK, NY .- American painter and printmaker Peri Schwartz, whose work is collected in major museums worldwide, died in White Plains, NY on May 7, age 69, from pancreatic cancer. As a remarkably talented artist and dear friend to many, Peris death is a devastating and profound loss to both her family and to the art world that so valued her work. Her paintings, prints and drawings focused on composition and th...