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James McLaren Nicoll BIOGRAPHY
1892 Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada - 1986 Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Known for: Paintings of landscapes with mountains, bridges, trees, interior scenes, still life.
James McLaren Nicoll, 1892-1986, was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and grew up in Fernie and Nelson, British Columbia. He served in the First World War, then trained as a civil engineer at the... Read full biography
James McLaren Nicoll, 1892-1986, was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and grew up in Fernie and Nelson, British Columbia. He served in the First World War, then trained as a civil engineer at the University of Alberta. Although he worked as an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and... Read full biography
James McLaren Nicoll, 1892-1986, was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and grew up in Fernie and Nelson, British Columbia. He served in the First World War, then trained as a civil engineer at the University of Alberta. Although he worked as an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and J.O.G. Sanderson for many years, his first love was art. He was a poet and writer, and began to paint in 1930. Both he and Marion exhibited their art during the 1960s-1970s. They were involved in a number... Read full biography
James McLaren Nicoll, 1892-1986, was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and grew up in Fernie and Nelson, British Columbia. He served in the First World War, then trained as a civil engineer at the University of Alberta. Although he worked as an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and J.O.G. Sanderson for many years, his first love was art. He was a poet and writer, and began to paint in 1930. Both he and Marion exhibited their art during the 1960s-1970s. They were involved in a number of organizations in the community such as Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary Allied Arts Council, Calgary Kinsmen, Old Cabin Crafts Society, Bowness Recreation Centre and Bowness Library Board. Jim was the author of The Poetry and Prose of Jim... Read full biography
James McLaren Nicoll, 1892-1986, was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and grew up in Fernie and Nelson, British Columbia. He served in the First World War, then trained as a civil engineer at the University of Alberta. Although he worked as an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and J.O.G. Sanderson for many years, his first love was art. He was a poet and writer, and began to paint in 1930. Both he and Marion exhibited their art during the 1960s-1970s. They were involved in a number of organizations in the community such as Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary Allied Arts Council, Calgary Kinsmen, Old Cabin Crafts Society, Bowness Recreation Centre and Bowness Library Board. Jim was the author of The Poetry and Prose of Jim Nicoll. -- Calgary : Sandstone, 1980.
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James McLaren Nicoll, 1892-1986, was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and grew up in Fernie and Nelson, British Columbia. He served in the First World War, then trained as a civil engineer at the University of Alberta.
Although he worked as an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and J.O.G. Sanderson for many years, his first love was art.
He was a poet and writer, and began to paint in 1930. Both he and Marion exhibited their art during the 1960s-1970s. They were involved in a number of organizations in the community such as Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary Allied Arts Council, Calgary Kinsmen, Old Cabin Crafts Society, Bowness Recreation Centre and Bowness Library Board.
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