| LC control no. | n 50003808 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Nicholson, William, 1872-1949 |
| Variant(s) | Beggarstaff, W., 1872-1949 Nicholson, William, Sir, 1872-1949 |
| See also | Member: Beggarstaff Brothers |
| Associated country | England |
| Birth date | 1872-02-05 |
| Death date | 1949-05-16 |
| Place of birth | Newark (Nottinghamshire, England) |
| Place of death | Blewbury (England) |
| Profession or occupation | Painters Illustrators |
| Found in | William Nicholson, 1923. Campbell, C. The Beggarstaff posters, 1990: title page (William Nicholson) dust jacket (painter, poster designer; pseudonym, W. Beggarstaff) page 12 (William Newzam Prior Nicholson; 1872-1949; born in Nottinghamshire) Union list of artist names, via WWW, July 26, 2008 (Beggarstaff Brothers (British painters, illustrators, and poster designers, active 1893-1899); pseudonym adopted by brothers-in-law William Nicholson and James Pryde while collaborating in the 1890s as poster artists) Wikipedia, July 26, 2008 (William Nicholson (artist); Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (Feb. 5, 1872-May 16, 1949); English painter, also known for his work as an illustrator and author of children's books; Nicholson's partnership with James Pryde, his brother-in-law, was conspicuous for striking graphical work and woodcuts--they were known as the Beggarstaff Brothers, and their poster work was significant historically) December 4, 2015 (William Nicholson (artist); Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872-16 May 1949) was an English painter of still-life, landscape and portraits, also known for his work as a wood-engraver, illustrator, author of children's books and designer for the theatre; Sir William Nicholson; born Newark-on-Trent, Notts; died Blewbury, Berks; from 1893 to 1898 Nicholson collaborated with his brother-in-law James Pryde on poster design and other graphic work including signboard painting and book illustration. They called themselves the Beggarstaffs, or J. & W. Beggarstaff; in recent times they have been referred to as the Beggarstaff Brothers, although they did not use this name) |
| Associated language | eng |
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