Kenyon Cox

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Kenyon Cox, 1889, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Allyn Cox, 1983.31.1
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Kenyon Cox, 1889, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Allyn Cox, 1983.31.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Kenyon Cox
Artist
Date
1889
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Bequest of Allyn Cox
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — art — designer
  • Occupation — art — sculptor
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Portrait male — Cox, Kenyon — bust
Object Number
1983.31.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.31.1

Artwork Description

Augustus Saint-Gaudens created this uniface medallion portrait of his friend Kenyon Cox (1856-1919) to reciprocate for a portrait of the sculptor that Cox had painted in 1887. The two American artists had met while studying in Paris under painters Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran and Jean-Léon Gérôme in 1877. The exchange of such portraits among classically trained artists of Saint-Gaudens's generation expressed friendship and professional respect.

Works by this artist (244 items)

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Winslow Homer, High Cliff, Coast of Maine, 1894, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.29
High Cliff, Coast of Maine
Artist
Date1894
oil on canvas
On view
Winslow Homer, A Visit from the Old Mistress, 1876, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.28
A Visit from the Old Mistress
Artist
Date1876
oil on canvas
On view
Winslow Homer, At Sea--Signalling a Passing Steamer, from Every Saturday, April 8, 1871, 1871, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.178
At Sea – Signalling a Passing Steamer, from Every Saturday,…
Artist
Date1871
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Winslow Homer, Homeward Bound, from Harper's Weekly, December 21, 1867, 1867, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.125
Homeward Bound, from Harper’s Weekly, December 21, 1867
Artist
Date1867
wood engraving on paper
Not on view

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