Claire
Nicolas White
Claire Nicolas White (June 18, 1925 – May 26, 2020) was a Dutch-born American poet, novelist, translator of Dutch and French literature, and educator renowned for her multifaceted contributions to the arts, including poetry collections, memoirs, and editorial work. Born in Groet, Netherlands, to stained-glass artist Joep Nicolas and sculptor Suzanne Nys, she was the niece of writer Aldous Huxley through her mother’s sister Maria. After graduating from Smith College, White married sculptor Robert White (grandson of architect Stanford White), with whom she had four children, and settled on Long Island, where she became an iconic figure in the local arts community as a teacher of ballet, French, and writing. White’s literary career spanned decades, producing notable works such as the novel The Death of the Orange Trees (1963), memoirs like Fragments of Stained Glass (1981) and The Elephant and the Rose (2003)
Claire Nicolas White (June 18, 1925 – May 26, 2020) was a Dutch-born American poet, novelist, translator of Dutch and French literature, and educator renowned for her multifaceted contributions to the arts, including poetry collections, memoirs, and editorial work. Born in Groet, Netherlands, to stained-glass artist Joep Nicolas and sculptor Suzanne Nys, she was the niece of writer Aldous Huxley through her mother’s sister Maria. After graduating from Smith College, White married sculptor Robert White (grandson of architect Stanford White), with whom she had four children, and settled on Long Island, where she became an iconic figure in the local arts community as a teacher of ballet, French, and writing. White’s literary career spanned decades, producing notable works such as the novel The Death of the Orange Trees (1963), memoirs like Fragments of Stained Glass (1981) and The Elephant and the Rose (2003)
