Douglas R. Nickel is an American art historian and curator of photography. He received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1983 and later earned a doctoral degree from Princeton University. His career includes roles as the Associate Curator of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and as a professor of modern art at Brown University. Nickel is recognized for his scholarly work on 19th-century photography, particularly focusing on American landscape photographers like Carleton Watkins and Francis Frith.[2,3,4,5]
Carleton Watkins: The Art of Perception1999 · Harry N. Abrams, Inc. · book · EnglishISBN 9780810941021Curated by Nickel with an introduction by Maria Morris Hambourg.
Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroadbook
Dreaming in Pictures: The Photography of Lewis Carrollbook
Exhibitions
1999Carleton Watkins: The Art of PerceptionSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Franciscosolo
References
Nickel, Douglas R. 1961- (Douglas Robert Nickel). Encyclopedia.com link
Dr. Douglas R. Nickel Appointed Director of the Center for Creative Photography. TF AOI link
Carleton Watkins: The Art of Perception. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives link
Douglas R. Nickel - Critical Inquiry. Critical Inquiry. University of Chicago Press link
Douglas R Nickel - Researchers @ Brown. Brown University link
