 |
| Self-Portrait, 1880 (oil on canvas) |
Born this day in 1854: Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854–1930), noted painter and art educator
Nicholls
was born Rhoda Holmes in Conventry, England. She had already gained a name for
herself when she married American painter Burr H. Nicholls in 1884. The couple
lived in the United States, and Nicholls made quite a name for herself in the
art world there as well. She won numerous prizes at various exhibitions, including the Chicago
World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo
of 1901. She taught watercolor for many years in New York, Massachusetts, and
Maine. She also coedited Palette and
Brush and served on the staff of Art
Interchange and the Art Amateur.
Nicholls was most noted for her exquisite watercolor work.
 |
| A Summer Girl |
 |
| Watching Baby |
 |
| Still Life, c. 1900 |
 |
| Peasant Woman with Pitcher |
I welcome your feedback!
React, comment, subscribe below.
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls is the sister of my great grandfather. I love that you honour her in Femilogue and think she is very deserving of this. As an artist she was way ahead of her time and as well as being fiercely independent for a woman of her time. She was America's foremost watercolourist but seems to have faded almost into obscurity. I manage a page in her honour on Facebook which I call 'Rhoda Holmes Nicholls - Discovering Rhoda'. I am building up a selection of her works and articles and request people to please forward me pictures of her paintings that I can add. Thanks so much for the recoginition you have given her. I am happy to comment as myself as I dont fit into any of the selections in comment as... Lynda (chose anon as it wont let me post with out a choice.)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Lynda! I will check out your Facebook page. So many women were so well-known in their time, but we seem to have written them out of our history. Keep spreading the word!
DeleteHi Jean
ReplyDeletePlease note that Edward Carleton Holmes (1843-1932, co-author of rugy football rules) was not the uncle of Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (b. Coventry, 1854; d. 1930).
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, whose parents were William Groome Holmes (1820-1875) and Marianne Cooke, was born Rhoda Carleton Holmes*.
It was Edward's father, Edward Carleton Holmes Snr (1819-1909) who was RHN's uncle. Thus, the relationship between RHN and ECH Jnr of rugby rules fame was that of first cousins.
Regards
Peter King Smith BSc
Family researcher
The Netherlands
See family tree: www.zimapanners.com
* There are three women in this family tree who were all born with the same name of Rhoda Carleton Holmes and so in the family tree on Zimapanners they are refeered to as RCH 1st; RCH 2nd and RCH 3rd. Your RHN is therefore RCH 2nd.
I am Rodney Carleton Holmes-Rhoda Holmes Nicholls is my great aunt-I had a photocopy of the family tree compiled by RHN which I sent to the Williams Art Museum-Had a calligrapher do up a new family tree-have photoraphed it in segments if anybody is interested
ReplyDeleteHi. My mother is looking to sell a watercolor by Rhoda. Do you know the best way for her to do this? Do you know of anyone who specifically collects her work? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreat write-up. I am a big believer in commenting on blogs to inform the blog writers know that they’ve added something worthwhile to the world wide web!..
ReplyDeleteClick Here : farm tractors for sale 385 85HP 4X4
I am very happy with what you wrote
ReplyDeleteThis is really one of the articles that I think is very interesting in terms of its contents
Thank you very much for sharing this pretty good information
Ciri-Ciri Kanker Payudara Stadium 1 Cara Mengobati Gondokan Secara Alami Cara Mengobati Infeksi Jamur Pada Miss V Cara Alami untuk Menghilangkan Kutil Obat Herbal untuk Menyembuhkan Usus Buntu Cara Menghilangkan Rasa nyeri Pada Sendi Lutut Biaya Operasi Usus Buntu dengan Laparoskopi Obat Penghilang Gatal Di Selangkangan Perbedaan Benjolan Di Payudara Karena Kanker & Non Kanker Cara Cepat Menghilangkan Koreng