- Rhoda Holmes Nicholls
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854-1930) was an American water-color painter, born in
Coventry ,England . She was a pupil of theBloomsbury School of Art inLondon and won the Queen's scholarship, later studying inRome under Cammerano and Vertunni. In 1884, after marrying inSussex Burr H. Nicholls, she removed to the United States and eventually settled inNew York City . Besides identifying herself prominently with theNew York Water Color Club , Mrs. Nicholls became a member of theAmerican Society of Miniature Painters and of theAmerican Water Color Society and served as coeditor of "Palette and Brush ." Her work is strong, brilliant, and individual. Among the best examples are her Venetian water colors and her illustrations for Howells' "Venetian Life " (1866; editions to 1907). Four of her paintings are in theBoston Art Club and two in the Boston Museum. She received a gold medal at theCompetitive Prize Fund Exhibit , New York, and various other awards.External links
* [http://www.artnet.com/artist/12556/rhoda-holmes-nicholls.html artnet.com entry]
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* [http://www.bostonartclub.com Boston Art Club]
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