The Nicholson Retrospective

George Washington Nicholson's South Jersey Beach
from the Cape May to Cairo: The Work of George Washington Nicholson at New Jersey's Noyes Museum of Art
Title: South Jersey Beach,
Artist: George Washington Nicholson (American 1832-1912)
Pedersen Gallery
Image Courtesy: Noyes Museum of Art

Landscapes are a common theme for artists, the beauty of the scene find it's way onto the canvas. Among the American artists that were drawn to paint their surroundings was George Washington Nicholson.

Cape May to Cairo:
The Work of George Washington Nicholson
Noyes Museum of Art
April 22 – November 9, 2008

Born in Salem County, New Jersey, Nicholson studied in Paris with Gabriel-Eugene Isabey, who was a romantic landscape painter.

George Washington Nicholson's A Moorish Bazaar Portal
from the Cape May to Cairo: The Work of George Washington Nicholson at New Jersey's Noyes Museum of Art
Title: A Moorish Bazaar Portal,
Artist: George Washington Nicholson (American 1832-1912)
Alfred O. Deshong Collection,
Widner University Art Gallery & Collection
Image Courtesy: Noyes Museum of Art

Landscapes were the artist's favored subjects often including scenes of daily life. Nicholson enjoyed travels and visited Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa finding inspiration wherever he went.

The George Washington Nicholson retrospective exhibition is a collaboration between The Noyes Museum of Art and the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Over fifty pieces will be on display.

Cape May to Cairo:
The Work of George Washington Nicholson
Noyes Museum of Art:
April 22 – November 9, 2008

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Richard Stockton College	www2.stockton.edu

The Nicholson Retrospective

Cape May to Cairo: The Work of George Washington Nicholson Noyes Museum of Art April 22 – November 9, 2008

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Cape May to Cairo:
The Work of George Washington Nicholson
Noyes Museum of Art
April 22 – November 9, 2008