Kimon Nicolaïdes
Kimon Nicolaїdes | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1891 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1938 (aged 47) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Kimon Nicolaides |
| Education | Art Students League of New York |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, educator, author, camouflage artist |
| Spouse |
Anna English (m. 1922) |
| Children | 3 |
Kimon Nicolaїdes (June 10, 1891 – July 18, 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.