Artist:

Kenyon Cox, born Warren, OH 1856-died New York City 1919  Search this

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

29 7/8 x 36 in. (76.0 x 91.5 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1910-1917

Luce Center Label:

Kenyon Cox was as much an art critic as a painter. He contributed articles to prestigious magazines such as The Nation and Scribner’s, and much of his writing dealt with the power of art to speak a universal language. His Raphael-inspired Book of Pictures, of a mother showing her child an illustrated book, represents this conviction. In the early years of the twentieth century, many Americans learned about European art through mass-produced images in books and magazines. Cox advocated using such means to encourage lessons of good taste that would extend into all aspects of American life. (Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994)

Topic:

Landscape\tree  Search this

Occupation\education\teacher  Search this

Dress\historic\classical dress  Search this

Figure group\female and child  Search this

Recreation\leisure\reading  Search this

Object\written matter\book  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Allyn Cox

Object number:

1959.10.2

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7852ec2b8-c1d2-4645-a19f-58d16fbfcd22

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1959.10.2