William Nicholson (artist)
- William Nicholson (artist)
Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (February 5, 1872 – May 16, 1949) was an English painter, also known for his work as an illustrator and author of children's books.
He was the son of William Newzam Nicholson, an industrialist and Conservative MP of Newark, and Annie Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph Prior and Elizabeth (nee Mallam) of Woodstock, Oxon.
He was a student at Hubert von Herkomer's art school. Nicholson's partnership with James Pryde, his brother-in-law, was conspicuous for striking graphical work and woodcuts—they were known as the Beggarstaff Brothers, and their poster work was significant historically. He married Mabel Pryde (1871-1918), also an artist, in 1893.
After 1900 he concentrated on painting, encouraged by Whistler.
He was knighted in 1936. Ben Nicholson and Nancy Nicholson were his children; as was the architect Christopher 'Kit' Nicholson.
He was involved in illustrating early volumes from Robert Graves, with Nancy, who was Graves' first wife. He wrote and illustrated characteristic children's books: "The Velveteen Rabbit" (1922) by Margery Williams and his own "Clever Bill" (1926) and "The Pirate Twins" (1929) for Faber & Faber.
He also designed stained glass, notably a memorial window at St Andrew's Church, Mells.
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NICHOWIL02 profile]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
William Nicholson — may refer to: William Nicholson (bishop) (1591–1672), Bishop of Gloucester William Nicholson (chemist) (1753–1815) William Nicholson (naval officer) (1800–1872), U.S. naval officer William Nicholson (Australian politician) (1816–1865), Mayor of… … Wikipedia
Nicholson — Family name Meaning derived from Son of Nichol Region of origin England, Scotland Footnotes: [1] Nicholson is a surname of northern E … Wikipedia
Nicholson, Ben — ▪ British artist born April 10, 1894, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England died February 6, 1982, London English artist whose austere geometric paintings and reliefs were among the most influential abstract works in British art. The son… … Universalium
William John Swainson — FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist. Life Swainson was born in Dover Place, St. Mary Newington, London, the eldest son of John Timothy Swainson, an… … Wikipedia
William Eggleston — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #6495ED name = William Eggleston imagesize = caption = birthname = birthdate = 1939 location = Memphis, Tennessee deathdate = deathplace = nationality = American field = Photography training = movement = works = patrons … Wikipedia
Ben Nicholson — Portrait of Ben Nicholson by Mabel Pryde, circa 1910 1914 Birth name Benjamin Lauder Nicholson Born 12 Ap … Wikipedia
Christopher Nicholson — (1904 1948) was a leading British architect and designer of the early Modern Movement in Britain. His most notable works of the 1930s were comparable to the advanced modern abstract style of his older brother, the artist Ben Nicholson, OM, (1894… … Wikipedia
Alfred William Rich — (March 4, 1856 between Scaynes Hill and Lindfield , Sussex – September 7, 1921, Tewkesbury) was an English watercolourist, teacher and author. A member of the New English Art Club from 1898. His study of art began when he was eight, as a self… … Wikipedia
YOUNG, William Blamire (1862-1935) — always known as Blamire Young artist was born at Londesborough, Yorkshire, in 1862, the second son of a family of 12. His father, Colonel Young, came of prosperous yeoman stock. Blamire Young was educated at the Forest School, Walthamstow, where… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Jack Nicholson — Nicholson at Dennis Hopper s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony, March 26, 2010 Born John Joseph Nicholson April 22, 1937 (1937 04 22) … Wikipedia
