Nicos Nicolaides was a Greek Cypriot painter and writer.
21 Facts About Nicos Nicolaides
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Nicos Nicolaides was only six or seven when their parents died, one after another.
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When Nicos reached the fourth grade in the local primary school, he left to take a job in a bookbindery.
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Nicos Nicolaides was able to extend his experience of theatre when he became acquainted with Christomanos and theatrical circles in Athens.
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In July 1908, Nicos Nicolaides left Athens for Alexandria, and subsequently Cairo.
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Nicos Nicolaides's health was undermined and he encountered various difficulties.
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Nicos Nicolaides took up residence for the next four years in his homeland of Cyprus.
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Nicos Nicolaides's plan was to publish there the new works he had ready, and to promote the island's cultural life, making it a "land of the muses".
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Nicos Nicolaides spent a few months in Stavrovouni Monastery, then moved on after some hesitation to Limassol.
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Nicos Nicolaides staged two tragedies with girl students of the school where he taught painting.
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Nicos Nicolaides put on an exhibition of his own paintings.
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Nicos Nicolaides gave private painting lessons and he undertook the artistic side of various events.
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In 1923, disappointed at the limited impact of his books in Cyprus, Nicos Nicolaides had returned to Alexandria, where he produced, painted the scenery, and provided music for a performance of the play The Blue Flower.
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Nicos Nicolaides visited Cyprus at intervals, contributed to Kypriaka Grammata, published in Nicosia, corresponded with friends on the island, and provided financial assistance to his sister and her two daughters, one of whom he enabled to study at Harokopeion College in Athens.
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Nicos Nicolaides did not distribute his books there, and as a result was more or less forgotten, although he was remembered by a few friends and admirers.
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Nicos Nicolaides produced theatrical pieces in the Cairo Opera House and elsewhere and with amateur companies drawn from the Greek community.
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Nicos Nicolaides gave painting lessons and exhibited in art exhibitions.
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Nicos Nicolaides designed pavilions for the Gezira Exhibition Grounds at Cairo.
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Nicos Nicolaides sketched the famous Tower of Tsanaklis in the Egyptian desert.
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Nicos Nicolaides participated actively in peace movement rallies and other events in the Greek community.
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Nicos Nicolaides took a leading part in various artistic and other endeavours within the Greek community.