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Dale Nichols

Dale William Nichols (1904 - 1995) was active/lived in Nebraska, Illinois, Arizona.  Dale Nichols is known for Rural landscape painter, illustrator, educator.

Artist, printmaker, illustrator, watercolorist, designer, writer and lecturer, Dale Nichols did paintings that reflected his rural background of Nebraska where he was born in David City, a small town.  Although he did much sketching outdoors, most of his paintings were completed in his studio and often included "numerology, magic squares and psychic symbols." (Zellman 912)  His painting The End of the Hunt (undated) won the Hearst Award at a 1930s exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago.

In the 1960s, he traveled to Guatemala where he was much impressed by the lushness of the landscape and the Spanish and Mayan's culture.  These interests were also reflected in his artwork.

As a commercial artist, Nichols was an advocate of upgrading the quality of art in illustration and advertising.  In 1935, his book elaborating his theories of art, A Philosphy of Esthetics, was published, and in 1957, he completed his book Figur   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3944 characters.]  Artist bio

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