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Kenyon Cox

Kenyon Cox was born into a prominent midwestern family of theologians, lawyers, and politicians. Despite poor health and his mother’s concerns for his welfare, Cox took art courses, hoping one day to combine his artistic talent with his family’s commitment to social service. He studied in Paris from 1877 until 1882, when he moved to New York to work as an illustrator and art critic. Within ten years Cox was accepting mural commissions for such prestigious institutions as the Library of Congress and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. These projects helped realize his hopes that art could serve an educational purpose. (Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994

Alternate Name
Cox, Kenyon
Birth
1856
Birth Location
Warren, Ohio, United States
Death
1919
Death Location
New York, New York, United States
Nationalities
american,
American?
teacher of
Andrew Dasburg
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Charles Sydney Hopkinson
Georgia O'Keeffe
Cox, Louise Howland King
Abraham Harriton
spouse of
Cox, Louise Howland King
student of
Jules Joseph Lefebvre
Partner URL
http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500015454
Linked Data URI
ulan:500015454
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Selected Images of Kenyon Cox

(no title) (Davis & Sanford (Firm: New York, N.Y.), ca. 1896)
(no title) (ca. 1885)
(no title) (1888 May 26)
(no title) (ca. 1906)
(no title) (ca. 1885)
(no title) (E. S. Bennett, ca. 1880)

Objects at Archives of American Art (5)

(no title) (Kenyon Cox, 1892)
(no title) (Parents, 1877 Feb. 7)
http://data.aaa.si.edu/collection/9410
(no title) (Robert Frederick Blum, 1876 Jul. 24)
(no title) (Kenyon Cox, 1891 May 21)

Objects at Princeton University Art Museum (30)

Two Erotes on a Dolphin (Design for Chapter Heading or Tailpiece) (Kenyon Cox)
Eros Leading Seabull Ridden by Nereid and Triton (Design for Chapter Heading or Tailpiece) (Kenyon Cox)
The Peri: Study for an Illustration in "Paradise and the Peri" (Kenyon Cox, 1884)
Design for the Letter A (Kenyon Cox)
Design: Chapter heading or tailpiece (Eros) (Kenyon Cox)
Nereid and Triton Riding Seagoat and Eros Carrying a Basket of Fruit (Design for Chapter Heading or Tailpiece) (Kenyon Cox)
Eros Riding Seahorse with Woman Holding Reins (Design for Chapter Heading or Tailpiece) (Kenyon Cox)
Two Female Figures Carrying Cornucopias and Supporting Coat of Arms (Design for Chapter or Tailpiece) (Kenyon Cox)
Two Rinceaux-Tailed Female Figures Supporting Papal Coat of Arms (Design for Chapter Heading or Tailpiece) (Kenyon Cox)
Study for Frontispiece, No. 1 (Kenyon Cox)
Design for the Letter A (Kenyon Cox)
Eros Riding Seahorse with Woman Holding Reins (Design for Chapter Heading or Tailpiece) (Kenyon Cox)
Bookbinding Design (Kenyon Cox)
Design for the Letter A (Kenyon Cox)
Oval Design of Athena Writing (Kenyon Cox)
Oval Design of Athena Writing (Kenyon Cox)
Design for Letter T (Kenyon Cox)
Drapery study for female figure in "The Blessing of Sleep" (Kenyon Cox, 1899)
Bird Song (Kenyon Cox, 1896)
Designs: Chapter heading and Letter R (Kenyon Cox)
Design for medal or certificate (?): Hermes and Eros (Kenyon Cox, 1904)
Falling Devil: Study for an Illustration in "Paradise and the Peri" (Kenyon Cox, 1884)
Design for Letters: F and H (Kenyon Cox)
Design: Chapter heading or tailpiece (Dionysos and Ariadne) (Kenyon Cox)
Hand Holding Winged Torch (Kenyon Cox)
Design for Letter T (Kenyon Cox)
Design: Chapter heading or tailpiece (Woman riding sphinx) (Kenyon Cox)
Designs for Letter I (Kenyon Cox)
Design for the Letter H (Kenyon Cox)
Design for Letters: I and T (Kenyon Cox)

Objects at Smithsonian American Art Museum (54)

The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa) (Kenyon Cox, 1905-1906)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Manufactures, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox)
Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox) (Kenyon Cox, 1892)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Manufactures, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1899)
Study for "Evening" (Kenyon Cox, 1883)
Book of Pictures (Kenyon Cox, 1910-1917)
Echo (Kenyon Cox, 1892)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Science, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Agriculture, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
Sketches for the Decoration of a Private Library "A" (Kenyon Cox, 1894)
(Study for "Labor") (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1870)
Lengthening Shadows (Kenyon Cox, 1888)
Study for mosaic in the Wisconsin State Capital "Government and Liberty" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1912)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Education, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, 1907)
(Untitled) (Drapery Study) (Kenyon Cox, 1874)
Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1913)
Study for Mural at Hotel Manhattan, "Peace and Plenty" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1901)
Untitled (Study of Standing Male Nude) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1874-1876)
Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Legislation" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1913)
The Progress of Civilization: Science and Art (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa) (Kenyon Cox, 1905-1906)
Study for "Christ" (Kenyon Cox, 1905)
(Untitled) (Study of Standing Male Nude) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1874-1876)
An Eclogue (Kenyon Cox, 1890)
Plenty (Kenyon Cox, 1910)
In the Smithy (Kenyon Cox, 1888)
The Silver Hand Glass (Kenyon Cox, 1907)
Sketch for the Mural at Oberlin College, "The Spirit of Self-Sacrificing Love" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1914)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Art, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, 1905)
(Untitled) (Studies of Male Nudes) (Kenyon Cox, 1876)
Cartoon for mural of Minnesota State Capital, "Institute of Justice" (Kenyon Cox)
(Untitled) (Greco-Roman Discus Thrower) (Kenyon Cox, 1873)
Study for mural, Union Trust Company Building, "The Sources of Wealth" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1903)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (study for Two Lunettes) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
Sketch for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice" (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1912)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Education, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, 1907)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Hunting, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Art, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Manufactures, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
After Titian's "Madonna of the Rabbit" (Kenyon Cox, 1878-1882)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (study for Six Lunettes) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa) (Kenyon Cox, 1905-1906)
Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1900)
Head of the Queen of Egypt (Kenyon Cox, 1888)
After Boltraffio, "Sacra Conversazione" (Kenyon Cox, 1878-1882)
Study for Drapery of "Pursuit of the Ideal" (Kenyon Cox, 1891)
Sketches for a Decoration of a Private Library "B" (Kenyon Cox, 1894)
Portrait of Mr. Wiley (Kenyon Cox, 1894)
A Lady in Black (Kenyon Cox, 1880)
Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland" (Kenyon Cox, 1909)
Indian Summer (Kenyon Cox, 1887)
Study for "Science Instructing Industry" (Kenyon Cox, 1898)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Manufactures, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Education, study for panel) (Kenyon Cox, ca. 1905)