Artist

Louise Cox

American, 1865 - 1945
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Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. LC-B2- 1063-11P&P
Also known as
  • Louise Howland Cox
  • Louise King
  • Louise Howland King Cox
  • Mrs. Louise Cox
Born
San Francisco, California, United States
Died
Windham, Connecticut, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Mount Kisco, New York, United States
  • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Biography

Born in San Francisco, lived in New York City. Painter who specialized in children's portraits, won several prizes.

Charles Sullivan, ed American Beauties: Women in Art and Literature (New York: Henry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with National Museum of American Art, 1993)

Works by this artist (4 items)

June Schwarcz, Bowl #804, 1981, electroplated copper, and enameled, electroplated, and oiled iron, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carl W. Schwarcz, 1981.34
Bowl #804
Artist
Date1981
electroplated copper, and enameled, electroplated, and oiled iron
On view
June Schwarcz, Vessel #2117, 1998, electroformed, sandblasted, oxidized, and enameled copper foil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1999.2.1
Vessel #2117
Artist
Date1998
electroformed, sandblasted, oxidized, and enameled copper foil
Not on view
June Schwarcz, Apollo's Pool, 1993, enameled electroformed copper foil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth R. Trapp in honor of June Schwarcz, 2002.85.3
Apollo’s Pool
Artist
Date1993
enameled electroformed copper foil
Not on view
Image Not Available
Bracelet
Artist
Date2001
metal
Not on view

Exhibitions

An artwork image of a woman
Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano 
October 8, 2021–May 8, 2022
Smithsonian American Art Museum
This exhibition brings to life the Venetian glass revival of the nineteenth century on the famed island of Murano and the artistic experimentation the city inspired for artists such as John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler.