Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Kimon Nicolaides.
Kimon Nicolaides BIOGRAPHY
1892 Washington, D.C. - 1938 New York City. Known for: Drawing, abstract painting, teaching, camouflage and map making.
Kimon Nicolaides was born in Washington DC in 1891. He grew up exposed to the aesthetic experience because his Greek father imported Asian artefacts. He knew early that he wanted to be a painter, and... Read full biography
Kimon Nicolaides was born in Washington DC in 1891. He grew up exposed to the aesthetic experience because his Greek father imported Asian artefacts. He knew early that he wanted to be a painter, and faced with his parents’ opposition, he ended by running away from home to go to New York. There he... Read full biography
Kimon Nicolaides was born in Washington DC in 1891. He grew up exposed to the aesthetic experience because his Greek father imported Asian artefacts. He knew early that he wanted to be a painter, and faced with his parents’ opposition, he ended by running away from home to go to New York. There he enrolled at the Art Students League, and supported himself with odd jobs ranging from being a film extra (he played an art student!) to framing pictures. His father eventually relented when he saw his... Read full biography
Kimon Nicolaides was born in Washington DC in 1891. He grew up exposed to the aesthetic experience because his Greek father imported Asian artefacts. He knew early that he wanted to be a painter, and faced with his parents’ opposition, he ended by running away from home to go to New York. There he enrolled at the Art Students League, and supported himself with odd jobs ranging from being a film extra (he played an art student!) to framing pictures. His father eventually relented when he saw his son’s devotion to his vocation, and paid for his studies. Nicolaides volunteered when World War I broke out, serving as a camouflage artist for the US. Interestingly, part of his duties entailed work on contour maps, which would seem to have been... Read full biography
Kimon Nicolaides was born in Washington DC in 1891. He grew up exposed to the aesthetic experience because his Greek father imported Asian artefacts. He knew early that he wanted to be a painter, and faced with his parents’ opposition, he ended by running away from home to go to New York. There he enrolled at the Art Students League, and supported himself with odd jobs ranging from being a film extra (he played an art student!) to framing pictures. His father eventually relented when he saw his son’s devotion to his vocation, and paid for his studies. Nicolaides volunteered when World War I broke out, serving as a camouflage artist for the US. Interestingly, part of his duties entailed work on contour maps, which would seem to have been how he came to later develop his famous “contour drawing” method for teaching drawing. After the war Nicolai... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Kimon Nicolaides ((1892 - 1938)), known for Drawing, abstract painting, teaching, camouflage and map making. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Kimon Nicolaides - Artist Info
About Kimon Nicolaides
Biography
Kimon Nicolaides was born in Washington DC in 1891. He grew up exposed to the aesthetic experience because his Greek father imported Asian artefacts. He knew early that he wanted to be a painter, and faced with his parents’ opposition, he ended by running away from home to go to New York.
There he enrolled at the Art Students League, and supported himself with odd jobs ranging from being a film extra (he played an art student!) to framing pictures. His father eventually relented when he saw his son’s devotion to his vocation, and paid for his studies.
Nicolaides volunteered when World War I broke out, serving as a camouflage artist for the US. Interestingly, part of his duties entailed work on contour m...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 2,826 of 5,888 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.