Occupation Painter and teacher | Name Nicholas Marsicano | |
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Born October 1, 1908 Shenandoah, PA Died January 6, 1991, Woodstock, New York, United States Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | ||
Nicholas Marsicano (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.
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Marsicano's work was primarily based on the female figure.
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."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.
During his teaching career, his students included Tom Wesselmann, Eva Hesse, Milton Glaser, Joan Semmel, Thomas Nozkowski, and more.
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1974.