Kenyon Cox was among the best-known cultural figures in the United States during the first two decades of this century, thanks to his reputation as a mural painter and especially as a critic. In this first biography, H. Wayne Morgan focuses on Cox's development and personality, treating his art...

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1. Verfasser:	Morgan, Howard Wayne 1934- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Kent, Ohio [u.a.] Kent State Univ. Press 1994
Schlagworte:	Cox, Kenyon Cox, Kenyon <1856-1919> - Biographies Cox, Kenyon <1856-1919> Cox, Kenyon > 1856-1919 Geschichte 1800-2000 Art critics > United States > Biography Painters > United States > Biography Einfluss Ausmalung Kunststil USA Frankreich Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	Kenyon Cox was among the best-known cultural figures in the United States during the first two decades of this century, thanks to his reputation as a mural painter and especially as a critic. In this first biography, H. Wayne Morgan focuses on Cox's development and personality, treating his art as an expression of his idealism Cox was born in Warren, Ohio, grew up in the Cincinnati area, and attended the McMicken School of Design there. His art training continued in Paris, where he studied for five years in the academic setting of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts as well as in private ateliers, such as those of Emile Carolus-Duran, Rodolphe Julian, and Jean-Leon Gerome. An academic, Cox was committed to learning traditional drawing and composition before establishing his own artistic identity Cox became well known as a muralist during the prosperous years from 1897 to the 1920s, providing works for the new state capitols of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, the Library of Congress, and several public buildings in New York City. His large allegorical decorations rested on a thorough knowledge of Italian Renaissance masters, many of whose works he had seen as an impressionable student
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographic references and index
Beschreibung:	XII, 290 S. Ill.
ISBN:	0873384857