Robert Nickle (1919, Saginaw, Michigan - 1980) . He was a 20th-century American artist known primarily for his "street scrap" collage work. In 1943 he graduated from the University of Michigan where... Read full biography
Robert Nickle (1919, Saginaw, Michigan - 1980) . He was a 20th-century American artist known primarily for his "street scrap" collage work. In 1943 he graduated from the University of Michigan where he studied architecture and design. Nickle came to Chicago to study with László Moholy-Nagy at the... Read full biography
Robert Nickle (1919, Saginaw, Michigan - 1980) . He was a 20th-century American artist known primarily for his "street scrap" collage work. In 1943 he graduated from the University of Michigan where he studied architecture and design. Nickle came to Chicago to study with László Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design (ID). As he trained in graphic design, he began to make collages; his artwork was shown publicly as early as 1947, when one of his collages was included in the New Realities show in... Read full biography
Robert Nickle (1919, Saginaw, Michigan - 1980) . He was a 20th-century American artist known primarily for his "street scrap" collage work. In 1943 he graduated from the University of Michigan where he studied architecture and design. Nickle came to Chicago to study with László Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design (ID). As he trained in graphic design, he began to make collages; his artwork was shown publicly as early as 1947, when one of his collages was included in the New Realities show in Paris. After he finished his studies at ID, Nickle accepted a teaching position in design there from 1949 to 1952. He subsequently took a job at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where he remained for the rest of his career. Nickle exhibited... Read full biography
Robert Nickle (1919, Saginaw, Michigan - 1980) . He was a 20th-century American artist known primarily for his "street scrap" collage work. In 1943 he graduated from the University of Michigan where he studied architecture and design. Nickle came to Chicago to study with László Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design (ID). As he trained in graphic design, he began to make collages; his artwork was shown publicly as early as 1947, when one of his collages was included in the New Realities show in Paris. After he finished his studies at ID, Nickle accepted a teaching position in design there from 1949 to 1952. He subsequently took a job at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where he remained for the rest of his career. Nickle exhibited extensively during his career. He had one-person shows at AIX (1978); Cranbrook Academy Museum in Bloomfield Hills, M... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (8)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Chicago, The City and Its Artists 1945-1978 (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Kirkpatrick, D/Charles Lewis
215 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
The Art Collection of the First National Bank of Chicago