Burr Halliday Nicholls - Artist Info

About Burr Halliday Nicholls

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Burr H Nichols
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    Burr Halliday Nicholls (American, 1848-1915) noted painter primarily known for his landscapes, marine scenes, Venetian canals and doorways, street scenes, figurative and genre scenes. Nicholls was born on December 8, 1848 into an established family of Lockport, NY. His father was prominent attorney Luman Hubbell Nicholls (1815-1864) and mother Anne Minerva (née Halliday) Nicholls (1820-1913). He had four siblings including Mark Anthony Nicholls (1842-1917), Mary Florence Nicholls-Lewis (Mrs. Robert S. Lewis, 1852-1889), Caroline “Carrie” Lee Nicholls-Olmsted (Mrs. William Howard Olmsted, 1855-1909) and Fred J. Nicholls (1864-1886). Burr Nicholls’ name is often misspelled with only one ‘l’ and is sometimes listed as Burr H. Nichols.

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