- Jacob Cox
Jacob Cox (
November 9 ,1810 -January 2 ,1892 ) was a landscape and portrait painter inIndianapolis ,Indiana ,USA . Several of his paintings are in theMorris-Butler House . He is also known for his paintings of Indiana GovernorsJames B. Ray ,Noah Noble , David Wallace,Samuel Bigger ,Joseph A. Wright , andHenry S. Lane .Cox was born in Philadelphia and arrived in Indianapolis in 1833 and established a stove, tinware and coppersmith business. One of his first artistic opportunities came when he painted a banner for the presidential campaign of
William Henry Harrison in 1840. After that, he bagan to paint portraits and in 1842 went to Cincinnati to open a studio with John Dunn, a former treasurer of the State of Indiana. After five months, he returned to his business in Indianapolis and continued painting as a sideline, exhibiting annually at the shows of the Cincinnati Art Union. By 1860, he was devoted to art full-time and became well-known in Indianapolis for his portraits and landscapes.Cox was also a teacher with numerous students including
William Merritt Chase .References
* Burnet, Mary Q. Art and Artists of Indiana. New York; The Century Co., 1921.
ee also
* http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/govportraits/coxwallace.html
* http://www.indianaartcollector.com/biographies.html#A10
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