Nicholas Marsicano

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.

Nicolas Marsicano
BornOctober 1, 1908
Shenandoah, PA
DiedJanuary 1991
Woodstock, NY
OccupationPainter and teacher

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, [4]Eva Hesse, Milton Glaser, Joan Semmel,[5] 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

References
  1. Dictionary of contemporary American artists by Paul Cummings
  2. "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.
  3. New York Times Obituary
  4. "Josef Albers, Eva Hesse, and the Imperative of Teaching". Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  5. McCarthy, David (1998). The Nude In American Painting, 1950-1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 165.

See also
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