Kimon Nicolaides
1892–1938

Introduction

Kimon Nicolaїdes (10 June 1891 – 18 July 1938), was an American artist, educator, and author. During World War I, he served in the United States Army in France as a camouflage artist. He taught at the Art Students League of New York after the war. Nicolaїdes' book The Natural Way to Draw (1941) provided a new method of teaching drawing, and was widely used.

Wikidata identifier

Q6410222

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Roles

Artist, painter, sculptor

ULAN identifier

500053866

Names

Kimon Nicolaides

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