Education
He was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and later was accepted at the nearby Barnes Foundation, along with Ralston Crawford.
He was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and later was accepted at the nearby Barnes Foundation, along with Ralston Crawford.
He is survived by his widow, painter Susan Kamen Marsicano. Marsicano"s work was primarily based on the female figure. "Nicholas Marsicano, who taught painting and drawing at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art for 42 years, died at his home in Woodstock, New York, last Sunday (January 6, 1991).
He was 82 years old."
Nicholas Marsicano was born October 1, 1908, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
During his years at the Barnes, Marsicano traveled to Europe and North Africa, Mexico, and United States. Marsicano befriended many artists of his time including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Raoul Hague, Phillip Guston, and others
During his teaching career, his students included Tom Wesselmann, Eva Hesse, Milton Glaser, Joan Semmel, Thomas Nozkowski, and more. Guggenheim Fellowship, 1974.
1960-1962 Whitney Museum of American Art Annuale, New York
1961-1963 "Abstract American Drawings and Watercolors", The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Amarillo Museum of Art
The Art Institute, Chicago
Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
The Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa
General Services Administration.
Washington, District of Columbia.
Cooper Union
Yale University
University of Michigan
Brooklyn Museum School
Pratt Institute
Cornell University
Silvermine College of Fine Arts
Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, Iowa
State University of New York at Purchase.