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]

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.

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

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
↑ McCarthy, David (1998). The Nude In American Painting, 1950-1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 165.

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;