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Kenyon Cox
Kenyon Cox

Kenyon Cox

American, 1856-1919
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Kenyon Cox was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer, and teacher. Cox was an influential and important early instructor at the Art Students League of New York. He was the designer of the League's logo, whose motto is Nulla Dies Sine Linea or No Day Without a Line.

He was born in Warren, Ohio, the son of Jacob Dolson Cox and Helen Finney Cox. As a young adult, Cox studied art at Cincinnati's Art Academy of Cincinnati (formerly known as the McMicken School of Art), but soon became aware of the lack of opportunity and artistic presence in Cincinnati. After visiting the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Kenyon decided that Philadelphia and the art academy there had much more to offer him than Cincinnati did. Kenyon enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts hoping to receive better instruction and eventually secure for himself a way to study in Europe.

Cox's art was very different from the cubist, neo-impressionist, fauvist, expressionist and modernist styles that emerged during his lifetime. He advocated careful drawing and modulated color, and he frequently used allegory and symbolism to present his ideas. Kenyon Cox painted in the realistic manner and earned a reputation for landscapes, portraits and genre studies. His idealized nudes and traditional treatment of classical themes had little in common with the popular avant-garde art of the day.

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An Eclogue

An Eclogue (1890)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Book of Pictures

Book of Pictures (1910-1917)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Indian Summer

Indian Summer (1887)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
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Study for Evening

Study for Evening (1883)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York;Statute Law;, Helmet for Figure of Force

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York;Statute Law;, Helmet for Figure of Force (ca. 1899)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study for Science Instructing Industry

Study for Science Instructing Industry (1898)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
The Silver Hand Glass

The Silver Hand Glass (1907)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Plenty

Plenty (1910)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Tradition

Tradition (1916)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Flying Shadows

Flying Shadows (1883)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Landscape
The sword is drawn, the Navy upholds it!

The sword is drawn, the Navy upholds it! (1917)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Posters
Echo

Echo (1892)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, ‘Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland’

Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, ‘Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland’ (1909)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
The Fall

The Fall (1892)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Religion
Sacra Conversazione

Sacra Conversazione (1878-1882)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Religion
A Lady In Black

A Lady In Black (1880)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox)

Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox) (1892)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
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Portrait Of A Young Girl

Portrait Of A Young Girl (ca. 1900)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Portrait Of Mr. Wiley

Portrait Of Mr. Wiley (1894)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study for ‘Christ’

Study for ‘Christ’ (1905)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Religion
Sketch for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, ‘Justice’

Sketch for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, ‘Justice’ (ca. 1912)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Study for mosaic in the Wisconsin State Capital ‘Government and Liberty’

Study for mosaic in the Wisconsin State Capital ‘Government and Liberty’ (ca. 1912)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Study for Mural at Hotel Manhattan, ‘Peace and Plenty’

Study for Mural at Hotel Manhattan, ‘Peace and Plenty’ (ca. 1901)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Study for mural, Union Trust Company Building, ‘The Sources of Wealth’

Study for mural, Union Trust Company Building, ‘The Sources of Wealth’ (ca. 1903)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
The Progress of Civilization; Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

The Progress of Civilization; Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa) (1905-1906)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
The Progress of Civilization; The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

The Progress of Civilization; The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa) (1905-1906)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Art, study for panel)

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Art, study for panel) (1905)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Abstract
Study for Drapery of ​’Pursuit of the Ideal’

Study for Drapery of ​’Pursuit of the Ideal’ (1891)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Abstract
Study for ‘The Common Law’

Study for ‘The Common Law’ (1898)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Bird Song

Bird Song (1896)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
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