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Nicholas Marsicano

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Nicholas Marsicano (1908 - 1991) was active/lived in New York, Pennsylvania.  Nicholas Marsicano is known for Modernist figure painting, teaching.

Nicholas Marsicano, American painter and teacher of the New York School, was married to Dancer/Choreographer Merle Marsicano and to painter Susan Kamen Marsicano at the time of his death.

Marsicano's work was primarily based on the female figure.

He was born October 1, 1908, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, and was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and later was accepted at the nearby Barnes Foundation.  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.

During his teaching career, his students included Tom Wesselmann, Eva Hesse, Milton Glaser, and Thomas Nozkowski.  In 1974, he earned a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Major Exhibitions:
    •    1960-62 Whitney Museum of American Art Annuale, New Y   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2541 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Nicholas Marsicano


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
Art MediaArt Style
  • Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
  • Female Face and Figure
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Africa
  • Mexico and/or Central America
  • Woodstock, New York
Art Association
  • Woodstock Art Association, New York
Art School
  • Barnes Foundation School/University of Arts, Student
  • Brooklyn Museum Art School, Institute, Teacher
  • Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Teacher
  • Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Teacher
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
  • Yale University School of Fine Art, and Architecture, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
  • Cresson Traveling Scholarship
  • John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Figure Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Stable Gallery, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Woodstock NY Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
  • Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art

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