Early American, Contemporary Paintings, Sculpture and Fine Antique American Indian Art.
 

               Dale Nichols (1904-1995)

 

 

Biography Dale Nichols

 

 

Born in David City, Nebraska, Dale Nichols studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago with Carl Werntz, and with Joseph Binder in Vienna.

 

An artist, printmaker, illustrator, watercolorist, designer, writer and lecturer, Dale Nichols was art editor of the "Encyclopedia Britannica" from 1942 to 1948, and in 1930-40, and served as Carnegie visiting professor to the University of Illinois. He was also an early champion of good art in advertising and illustration, and he created artwork for direct-mail industrial advertising in the 1930s and 40s. His Nebraska background was the inspiration for his rural landscapes.

Dale Nichols, Mr. Cox's Well Sweep, Graphite on Paper, c. 1935, 7" x 9"

     
 

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