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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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May

May (1890)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
The Stream’s Secret

The Stream’s Secret (1893)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Trout

Trout (circa 1885)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Still Life
Henry L. Fry

Henry L. Fry (1883)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study of man

Study of man (1878)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study of man

Study of man (1878)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study of man

Study of man (1878)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
A Blonde

A Blonde (1891)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study of man and woman

Study of man and woman (1878)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
Study of man

Study of man (1878)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
After Boltraffio, ‘Sacra Conversazione’

After Boltraffio, ‘Sacra Conversazione’ (1878-1882)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Religion
After Titian’s ‘Madonna of the Rabbit’

After Titian’s ‘Madonna of the Rabbit’ (1878-1882)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Religion
The Common Law, Study for Left Panel of ‘The Reign of Law,’ Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

The Common Law, Study for Left Panel of ‘The Reign of Law,’ Frieze for Appellate Court, New York (1898)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Sketch for the Mural at Oberlin College, ‘The Spirit of Self-Sacrificing Love’

Sketch for the Mural at Oberlin College, ‘The Spirit of Self-Sacrificing Love’ (1914)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Sketches for a Decoration of a Private Library ‘B’

Sketches for a Decoration of a Private Library ‘B’ (1894)

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

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, ‘Justice’ (1913)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Mythology
Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, ‘Legislation’

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, ‘Legislation’ (1913)

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

Lengthening Shadows (1888)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Landscape
Christ

Christ (1905)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Religion
Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1887)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Figurative
The sciences, study for peacock in tympanum

The sciences, study for peacock in tympanum (1896)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Animals
Scribner’s The Last Quarter-Century in America

Scribner’s The Last Quarter-Century in America (1895)

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

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Education, study for panel) (1907)

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

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Education, study for panel) (1907)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Drawings
(Untitled) (Drapery Study)

(Untitled) (Drapery Study) (1874)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Drawings
(Untitled) (Greco-Roman Discus Thrower)

(Untitled) (Greco-Roman Discus Thrower) (1873)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Drawings
(Untitled) (Studies of Male Nudes)

(Untitled) (Studies of Male Nudes) (1876)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Drawings
(Untitled) (Study of Standing Male Nude)

(Untitled) (Study of Standing Male Nude) (ca. 1874-1876)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Drawings
Untitled (Study of Standing Male Nude)

Untitled (Study of Standing Male Nude) (ca. 1874-1876)

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Drawings
Drapery Study for Reclining Female Study for ‘Painting’

Drapery Study for Reclining Female Study for ‘Painting’

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919)
Drawings
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