Allyn Cox (June 5, 1896 – September 26, 1982) was an American artist known for his murals, including those on display in the United States Capitol and the U.S. Department of State.
Allyn Cox
Cox in 1981
Born
(1896-06-05)June 5, 1896
Died
September 26, 1982(1982-09-26) (aged 86)
Nationality
American
Education
National Academy of Design, Art Students League of New York, American Academy in Rome
Cox apprenticed with his father, who he worked with when working on murals for the Wisconsin State Capitol. His first solo mural may have been over the fireplace at the Windsor Public Library.[1] Like his father, he served as the president of the National Society of Mural Painters.
In 1953, he was hired to complete the frieze in the Capitol Rotunda, which had been originally started by Constantino Brumidi and left unfinished since the 1880s. He painted murals on many other walls in the building, including a depiction of the first landing on the Moon in the Senate's Brumidi Corridors of the Capitol. Starting in 1971, Cox designed and painted two of the three Cox Corridors in the Capitol, while the third was completed following his designs after his death.[2]
In 1956, he was hired to design and paint two long rectangular murals for the new headquarters of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons. The murals depict major events in the history of North Carolina Masons from the 1750s onward. These were completed in August 1959, transported to the building, unrolled, and mounted to the north and south walls of the main hall.[3]
On April 30, 1927, Cox married Ethel Julia Howard Potter, a daughter of Howard Nott Potter and a great-niece of Henry Codman Potter, Episcopal Bishop of New York. His wife's uncle by marriage was society architect William Adams Delano. Cox died of a stroke in 1982.[1]
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^ ab. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
^"Cox Corridors". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^Cox, Allyn. "Sketches for two murals in the Executive Office Building of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina". DigitalNC.
^. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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allyn, june, 1896, september, 1982, american, artist, known, murals, including, those, display, united, states, capitol, department, state, 1981born, 1896, june, 1896diedseptember, 1982, 1982, aged, nationalityamericaneducationnational, academy, design, studen. Allyn Cox June 5 1896 September 26 1982 was an American artist known for his murals including those on display in the United States Capitol and the U S Department of State Allyn CoxCox in 1981Born 1896 06 05 June 5 1896DiedSeptember 26 1982 1982 09 26 aged 86 NationalityAmericanEducationNational Academy of Design Art Students League of New York American Academy in Rome Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Notes 5 External linksEarly life and education editCox was a son of Kenyon Cox and his wife the former Louise Howland King both of whom were artists His siblings were Leonard and Caroline He studied at the National Academy of Design and Art Students League of New York in New York City and the American Academy in Rome In 1940 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an associate academician and became a full academician in 1962 Career edit nbsp Mural in the George Washington Masonic National Memorial nbsp Section of the Mural depicting the release of Tennessee to form a Grand Lodge in 1813 nbsp Cox at work on one of his many murals at the United States Capitol Cox apprenticed with his father who he worked with when working on murals for the Wisconsin State Capitol His first solo mural may have been over the fireplace at the Windsor Public Library 1 Like his father he served as the president of the National Society of Mural Painters In 1953 he was hired to complete the frieze in the Capitol Rotunda which had been originally started by Constantino Brumidi and left unfinished since the 1880s He painted murals on many other walls in the building including a depiction of the first landing on the Moon in the Senate s Brumidi Corridors of the Capitol Starting in 1971 Cox designed and painted two of the three Cox Corridors in the Capitol while the third was completed following his designs after his death 2 Some of his work may be seen at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria Virginia He also painted murals in houses owned by Anne Mrs William K Vanderbilt and Lincoln Ellsworth In 1956 he was hired to design and paint two long rectangular murals for the new headquarters of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons The murals depict major events in the history of North Carolina Masons from the 1750s onward These were completed in August 1959 transported to the building unrolled and mounted to the north and south walls of the main hall 3 He served as president of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1942 to 1946 and again from 1960 to 1963 4 Personal life editOn April 30 1927 Cox married Ethel Julia Howard Potter a daughter of Howard Nott Potter and a great niece of Henry Codman Potter Episcopal Bishop of New York His wife s uncle by marriage was society architect William Adams Delano Cox died of a stroke in 1982 1 Notes edit a b Our Mural Archived from the original on 2008 09 20 Retrieved 2008 09 22 Cox Corridors Architect of the Capitol Retrieved 16 November 2019 Cox Allyn Sketches for two murals in the Executive Office Building of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina DigitalNC Our History Archived from the original on 2018 10 15 Retrieved 2019 09 24 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allyn Cox Henry Clay by Allyn Cox America s First Moon Landing July 21 1969 by Allyn Cox nbsp This article about a painter from the United States born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allyn Cox amp oldid 1197261373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
