David City artist Ruth Nichols stands among her sculptures and paintings at her Nichols Art Studio. She is retiring from art instruction after more than 50 years.
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Ruth Nichols and her aunt Lilas Sanley posed for an art show in Rising City in the late 1960s. From left: Ruth, Vicki, Mike, Bill, Gary, Lilas Sanley, Sue and Debbie.
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A Nichols Art Studio class shows off their work in a 1980s scrapbook photo.
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In this photo from the early 1980s, young artist Eric Meysenburg shows off his trout painting. A trout pictured on a T-shirt became the art project for an entire Nichols Studio Art class that year. Meysenburg was among the Nichols students who used their art skills in a career as an adult.
David City artist Ruth Nichols stands among her sculptures and paintings at her Nichols Art Studio. She is retiring from art instruction after more than 50 years.
Ruth Nichols and her aunt Lilas Sanley posed for an art show in Rising City in the late 1960s. From left: Ruth, Vicki, Mike, Bill, Gary, Lilas Sanley, Sue and Debbie.
In this photo from the early 1980s, young artist Eric Meysenburg shows off his trout painting. A trout pictured on a T-shirt became the art project for an entire Nichols Studio Art class that year. Meysenburg was among the Nichols students who used their art skills in a career as an adult.
