 Nuderscher is frequently credited for being self-taught as an artist.However, it was reported that he took art classes in New York, Philadelphia, and Provincetown, that he studied art while traveling in Europe, and that he was enrolled at the School of Fine Arts (now called the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis).In 1904, Nudersher first attracted the attention of the fine arts community with his painting of the Eads Bridge which won first prize in the Artist's Guild Competition.