Indian Summer

Kenyon Cox, Indian Summer, 1887, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.8
Copied Kenyon Cox, Indian Summer, 1887, oil on canvas, 29 3⁄4 x 14 7⁄8 in. (75.6 x 37.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.8
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Artwork Details

Title
Indian Summer
Artist
Date
1887
Location
Dimensions
29 3⁄4 x 14 7⁄8 in. (75.6 x 37.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — nude
  • Figure female — full length
  • Landscape — season — autumn
  • Allegory — season — autumn
Object Number
1983.114.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.114.8

Artwork Description

Kenyon Cox made a series of studies of nude, fleshy women posed in green fields. He evaded the charge of indecency by casting his nudes in poetic roles, which took them from everyday life into the world of myth. But his audiences continued to object, and Cox retaliated by complaining that the American public simply “misunderstood” high art, a feeling shared by other members of his artistic circle.