Nicholas Marsicano
| Nicolas Marsicano | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1908 Shenandoah, PA |
| Died | January 1991 Woodstock, NY |
| Occupation | Painter and teacher |
Nicholas Marsicano[1] (1908 – 1991), American painter and teacher of the New York School, was married to Dancer/Choreagrapher Merle Marsicano. He is survived by his widow, painter Susan Kamen Marsicano.
Marsicano's work was primarily based on the female figure.[2]
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Biography
- "Nicholas Marsicano, who taught painting and drawing at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art for 42 years, died at his home in Woodstock, N.Y., last Sunday (January 6, 1991). He was 82 years old."[3]
Early life
Nicholas Marsicano was born October 1, 1908, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
He was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and later was accepted at the nearby Barnes Foundation, along with Ralston Crawford. During his years at the Barnes, Marsicano traveled to Europe and North Africa, Mexico, and United States.
Marsicano befriended many artists of his time including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Raoul Hague, Phillip Guston, and others.[citation needed]
During his teaching career, his students included Tom Wesselmann, Eva Hesse, Milton Glaser, Joan Semmel,[4] Thomas Nozkowski, and more.[citation needed]
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1974.
Major Shows
- 1960-62 Whitney Museum of American Art Annuale, New York
- 1961-63 "Abstract American Drawings and Watercolors", The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Major Collections
- Amarillo Museum of Art
- The Art Institute, Chicago
- Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- The Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa
- General Services Administration; Washington, DC.
Teaching
- Cooper Union
- Yale University
- University of Michigan
- Brooklyn Museum School
- Pratt Institute
- Cornell University
- Silvermine College of Fine Arts
- Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, Iowa
- State University of New York at Purchase
References
- ↑ Dictionary of contemporary American artists by Paul Cummings
- ↑ EMOTIONAL IMPACT: FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONISM AMERICAN STYLE from the Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI
- ↑ New York Times Obituary
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- Marika Herskovic, New York School Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists, (New York School Press, 2000.) ISBN 0-9677994-0-6. p. 31; p. 37;
See also
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2014
- 1908 births
- 1991 deaths
- Cooper Union faculty
- Yale University faculty
- Pratt Institute faculty
- State University of New York at Purchase faculty
- Cornell University faculty
- Abstract expressionist artists
- Expressionist painters
- 20th-century American painters
- American artists
- Artists from New York
- Guggenheim Fellows
- People from Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
