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Nancy married the poet [[Robert Graves]] in 1918; at that time they lived outside [[Oxford]], in the village of [[Islip, Oxfordshire|Islip]]. From early 1926 [[Laura Riding]] lived with them in London, as a triangular relationship<ref>Deborah Barker, ''In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding'' (1993), p. 95.</ref>. The marriage eventually broke down, as Graves took up with Riding. Nancy brought up the four children<ref>http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/graves.htm</ref> of the marriage, in [[Cumberland]] and elsewhere. They were divorced in 1949. |
Nancy married the poet [[Robert Graves]] in 1918; at that time they lived outside [[Oxford]], in the village of [[Islip, Oxfordshire|Islip]]. From early 1926 [[Laura Riding]] lived with them in London, as a triangular relationship<ref>Deborah Barker, ''In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding'' (1993), p. 95.</ref>. The marriage eventually broke down, as Graves took up with Riding. Nancy brought up the four children<ref>http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/graves.htm</ref> of the marriage, in [[Cumberland]] and elsewhere. They were divorced in 1949. |
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Nancy Nicholson set up in 1930 the [[Poulk Press]]<ref>Lesley Jackson, ''20th Century Pattern Design: Textile & Wallpaper Pioneers'' (2002), p. 70.</ref>, where she collaborated for a time with [[Geoffrey Phibbs]]<ref>http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/t/Taylor,G/life.htm</ref>. They lived in [[Sutton Veny]], [[Wiltshire]]<ref>Terence Brown, ''Ireland's Literature: Selected Essays'' (1988), p. 144.</ref>, a relationship lasting five years<ref>Barker, p. 213.</ref>. She worked at this period with Ben and [[Barbara Hepworth]] on textiles. |
Nancy Nicholson set up in 1930 the [[Poulk Press]]<ref>Lesley Jackson, ''20th Century Pattern Design: Textile & Wallpaper Pioneers'' (2002), p. 70.</ref>, where she collaborated for a time with [[Geoffrey Phibbs]]<ref>[http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/t/Taylor,G/life.htm Geoffrey Taylor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. They lived in [[Sutton Veny]], [[Wiltshire]]<ref>Terence Brown, ''Ireland's Literature: Selected Essays'' (1988), p. 144.</ref>, a relationship lasting five years<ref>Barker, p. 213.</ref>. She worked at this period with Ben and [[Barbara Hepworth]] on textiles. |
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In the 1940s she ran a business in Motcomb Street, London. Her designs influenced her sister-in-law EQ Nicholson.<ref>''The Nicholsons: A Story of Four People and their Designs'', p. 56.</ref>. |
In the 1940s she ran a business in Motcomb Street, London. Her designs influenced her sister-in-law EQ Nicholson.<ref>''The Nicholsons: A Story of Four People and their Designs'', p. 56.</ref>. |
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Revision as of 17:36, 23 July 2008
Nancy Nicholson (1899-1977) was a British painter and fabric designer.
She was sister to Ben Nicholson and daughter of the artist Sir William Nicholson.
Nancy married the poet Robert Graves in 1918; at that time they lived outside Oxford, in the village of Islip. From early 1926 Laura Riding lived with them in London, as a triangular relationship[1]. The marriage eventually broke down, as Graves took up with Riding. Nancy brought up the four children[2] of the marriage, in Cumberland and elsewhere. They were divorced in 1949.
Nancy Nicholson set up in 1930 the Poulk Press[3], where she collaborated for a time with Geoffrey Phibbs[4]. They lived in Sutton Veny, Wiltshire[5], a relationship lasting five years[6]. She worked at this period with Ben and Barbara Hepworth on textiles.
In the 1940s she ran a business in Motcomb Street, London. Her designs influenced her sister-in-law EQ Nicholson.[7].
Notes
- ^ Deborah Barker, In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding (1993), p. 95.
- ^ http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/graves.htm
- ^ Lesley Jackson, 20th Century Pattern Design: Textile & Wallpaper Pioneers (2002), p. 70.
- ^ Geoffrey Taylor
- ^ Terence Brown, Ireland's Literature: Selected Essays (1988), p. 144.
- ^ Barker, p. 213.
- ^ The Nicholsons: A Story of Four People and their Designs, p. 56.
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