The Ceramic Tiles and Murals of Jean Nison

Title

Subject

Mid-20th century modern ceramic tile artist Jean Nison (1922- )

Description

A discussion of the ceramic tile murals of Jean Nison (b. 1922), who is an almost-forgotten mid-20th century modern ceramic artist. Nison was active from the early 1950s through the mid-1960s. Some of her commissions included the Tichenor residence in Long Beach, CA; the Lippincott residence in Scarsdale, NY; the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Berkeley, CA; the "Arts of Daily Living" exhibit in Pomona, CA; and Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. She exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Ctafts and the Dallas Museum of Art.

Creator

Michael W. Padwee (b.1942)

Source

"Tiles in New York" blog

Publisher

"Tiles in New York" blog

Date

July 1, 2014

Rights

Files

The Ceramic Tiles and Murals of Jean Nison.pdf

Tags

ACC Craft Research Service, Adrian Wilson, Afghan hounds, Alden Becker, Alice Simon, Alpha and Omega, America House, American Crafts Council, architectural ceramics, Art and Christian Life, Artist-Craftsmen of New York, Arts of Daily Living, Brian Kaiser, Carlton Steiner, Casselberry, ceramic murals, ceramic tiles, Charles Nison, Craft Horizons, Cuyler, Draper, El Delirio, Elizabeth Draper, Ella Lawson, Ernest Lawson, Farr, Four Christian Symbols, Fred Farr, Gordon Cuyler, Greene and Greene, House Beautiful, J. Gordon Lippincott, Jean Nison, John deKoven Hill, La Guardia Houses, LaGuardia, Lever House, Lippincott and Margulies, Lippincott house, Lowey, Margaret Blasco, Margaret Nison, Michael Padwee, mid-century modern, Millard Sheets, Museum of Art and Design, Pinart, Plant Lover's Bathroom, Ray Johnson, Raymond Lowey, Religious Art of the Western World, Richardson, Robert Pinart, Sam Richardson, Shepherd of the Hills, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, St. Joseph's College for Women, Station of the Cross, The Patron Church, Tichenor House, Tile Heritage Foundation, tile murals

Citation

Michael W. Padwee (b.1942), “The Ceramic Tiles and Murals of Jean Nison,” Tile Research Articles, accessed November 30, 2023, https://tileresearcharticles.omeka.net/items/show/38.