Kenyon Cox
(1856–1919) American artist (1856-1919)
Kenyon Cox (USA, 1856–1919) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Kenyon Cox belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Kenyon Cox was born in Warren and died in New York City. Kenyon Cox trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Kenyon Cox studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Kenyon Cox became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters. Kenyon Cox was awarded Temple Silver Medal / 2nd Place. The students included Kenneth Hayes Miller.
One of the best-known works is ‘Study for Central Frieze - Law Reigns - in New York Appellate Courtroom’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 52 works by Kenyon Cox with free images. The dated works span the years 1880–1917. Works by Kenyon Cox are held by several collections, among them Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Charles Maurin, John White Alexander, Hermann Vogel, Friedrich Kallmorgen, and Ludwig von Herterich.