Nicholas Marsicano

Nicolas Marsicano
Nicolas Marsicano
Born	October 1, 1908; Shenandoah, PA
Died	January 1991; Woodstock, NY
Occupation	Painter and teacher

Nicholas Marsicano (1908 – 1991)[1] was an American painter and teacher of the New York School. His work was primarily based on the female figure.[2]

Life

Marsicano was born October 1, 1908, in 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.

During his teaching career, his students included Tom Wesselmann,[3] Eva Hesse, Milton Glaser, Joan Semmel,[4] Thomas Nozkowski, and more.

He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974.

Marsicano was married to the dancer and choreographer Merle Marsicano.[5] He later married Susan Marsicano.[6]

He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on January 6, 1991, at the age of 82.[6]

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[6]
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". Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
"Josef Albers, Eva Hesse, and the Imperative of Teaching". Retrieved 2018-07-11.
McCarthy, David (1998). The Nude In American Painting, 1950-1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 165.
McLaughlin, Lillian (1963-06-14). "VIsiting artist at center shows bold, vigorous style". Des Moines Tribune. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
"Nicholas Marsicano, An Art Teacher, 82". The New York Times. 1991-01-12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-12.

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;