Rhoda Holmes Nicholls | |
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_Self_Portrait.jpg) Self-portrait | |
| Born | Rhoda Carlton Marian Holmes March 28, 1854 Coventry, England |
| Died | September 7, 1930 (aged 76) Stamford, Connecticut |
| Education | Bloomsbury School of Art, London |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Burr H. Nicholls |
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (March 28, 1854 – September 7, 1930) was an English-American[1][2] watercolor and oil painter, born in Coventry, England. She studied art in England and Italy, and her work was viewed and praised at the time by the queens of both countries. A body of work was created in South Africa by Nicholls of Port Elizabeth area's scenery, wildlife and architecture. She lived there on her brothers' 25,000-acre ostrich farm for one year.
Her watercolor paintings and illustrations were published in journals, and her oil paintings won awards in the United States and Europe. Nicholls was a successful artist, writer and art instructor. She was actively involved in many art organizations as a member and leader.
- ^ "Nicholls, Rhoda Holmes (1854–1930)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale. 2002. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Martha Brookes Brown Hutcheson (1923). The Spirit of the Garden. University of Massachusetts Press. p. x. ISBN 1-55849-272-0.
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