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Haywood Nichols

Harry Haywood Nichols (APR 26, 1938 - OCT 04, 2022) was born in Savannah, Georgia. His parents, Julia Haywood Nichols and Francis Marion Nichols, lived in the home on 48th Street built by Julia’s father. He attended Charles Ellis Elementary School for six years and Savannah High School for six years. He enlisted in the military when he turned seventeen.

Haywood spent four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy. He served as a radioman on a minesweeper out of Charleston, South Carolina. When he returned to Savannah in 1962, he enrolled at Armstrong Junior College where he met his wife of 56 years, Judy Wilson Nichols. He received a BA degree from Atlanta College of Art in 1974. After graduating, he moved back to Savannah into the childhood home.

Haywood was a full-time artist for over 40 years. He was a sculptor whose works are in private collections in Georgia and many other states. He worked in wood, stone, and other materials. Many of his works were done in clay and then cast in bronze. Over the years, there were many articles in the local newspapers and magazines about Haywood and his work. Most of the articles had photos of him and his sculpture.

His work was included in two editions of Fine Woodworking Design Book, books five and seven.

He was also included in The Guild 5, a Sourcebook of American Craft Artists in 1990. “The lamb and the lion” sculpture by Mr. Nichols is at the entrance to The Children’s Garden of Botanical Tiles. The garden was an Olympic Legacy project and is located on West Jones Street in front of Garrison School in Savannah.