John Nicolson (artist)
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John Nicolson was an artist, etcher and illustrator for books and periodicals.
John Nicolson, known as 'Jock', was an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (A.R.E.), a member of the Royal Society of British Artists
(R.B.A), and a member of the Royal Watercolour Society
(R.W.S.). He worked for magazines such as The Bystander and Piccadilly and for book publishers such as T. Fisher Unwin
. He was well known for his drawings of dogs. He signed his work for books and periodicals 'Nick', typically underlined and with two small circles at either end. Nicolson and his wife Dorothy shared a house in south London between 1923 - 26 with the artist Edmund Blampied
and his wife Marianne. Nicolson died in a traffic accident in London in September 1951. He left behind a wife and two children, one of whom, Elizabeth (Betty), is also an artist and a photographer and is married to Albert Irvin
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John Nicolson, known as 'Jock', was an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (A.R.E.), a member of the Royal Society of British Artists
Royal Society of British Artists
The Royal Society of British Artists is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.-History:...
(R.B.A), and a member of the Royal Watercolour Society
Royal Watercolour Society
The Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
(R.W.S.). He worked for magazines such as The Bystander and Piccadilly and for book publishers such as T. Fisher Unwin
T. Fisher Unwin
T. Fisher Unwin was the London publishing house owned by Thomas Fisher Unwin and founded by him in 1882.The latterly more famous Stanley Unwin started his career by coming to work in his uncle's firm...
. He was well known for his drawings of dogs. He signed his work for books and periodicals 'Nick', typically underlined and with two small circles at either end. Nicolson and his wife Dorothy shared a house in south London between 1923 - 26 with the artist Edmund Blampied
Edmund Blampied
Edmund Blampied was one of the most eminent artists to come from the Channel Islands, yet he received no formal training in art until he was 16 years old...
and his wife Marianne. Nicolson died in a traffic accident in London in September 1951. He left behind a wife and two children, one of whom, Elizabeth (Betty), is also an artist and a photographer and is married to Albert Irvin
Albert Irvin
Albert Irvin is an English abstract expressionist painter.-Career:During World War II, he was evacuated from London, and upon returning, went to study at the Northampton School of Art between 1940 and 1941, before being conscripted into the Royal Air Force as a navigator...
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