HENRY E. NIESE

HENRY E. NIESE  10/11/1924 ~ 4/1/2016  
"This was I a sparrowI did my best.Farewell"WCWNiese studied painting at the Cooper Union at Columbia University, New York City,NY in the 1940''s. He came of age as a painter in New York City during the 1950''s. He was friends with members of the Abstract Expressionist Movement. Niese 1960 painting, Jersey Lyric inspired William Carlos Williams to write a poem with the same title. Niese was awarded the Pulitzer''s Traveling Scholarship in Art in 1954. His paintings can be found in America''s collections such as National Collection of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC and the Whitney Museum in New York City. Henry was a gifted storyteller, jazz musician, writer and teacher. He authored the books, The Man Who Knew the Medicine and Medicine is Sacred. Niese''s teaching credentials included the Brooklyn Museum, Newark Museum, Yale University, Ohio State University and the University of Maryland. Henry lived 46 years with his wife, Paula on a small farm in Glenelg, MD, oversaw a teaching center based on Native American precepts. He leaves behind his son, William Cody Niese and daughter, Mary Roberts Niese; four grandchildren and one great-grandson. Private service.