Nicholas Marsicano

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]

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

During his teaching career, his students included Tom Wesselmann,^[3] Eva Hesse, Audrey Flack, Milton Glaser, Joan Semmel,^[4] Mel Leipzig, Thomas Nozkowski, and more.^{[citation needed]}

He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974.

Marsicano was married to the dancer and choreographer Merle Marsicano.^[5] He later married painter Susan Kamen. .^[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
• 1962 Recent Painting U.S.A.: The Figure, May 23–Aug 26, The Museum of Modern Art, 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

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. "Josef Albers, Eva Hesse, and the Imperative of Teaching". Retrieved 2018-07-11.
4. McCarthy, David (1998). The Nude In American Painting, 1950-1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 165.
5. McLaughlin, Lillian (1963-06-14). "VIsiting artist at center shows bold, vigorous style". Des Moines Tribune. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
6. "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;
• MoMA,

See also

• Art movement
• Abstract expressionism
• New York School
• American Figurative Expressionism
• New York Figurative Expressionism
• Stable Gallery