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 began 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.
Burnet, Mary Q. Art and Artists of Indiana. New York; The Century Co., 1921.
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jacob, general, union, army, during, american, civil, jacob, dolson, november, 1810, january, 1892, american, landscape, portrait, painter, indianapolis, indiana, several, paintings, morris, butler, house, also, known, paintings, indiana, governors, james, noa. For the General in the Union Army during the American Civil War see Jacob Dolson Cox Jacob Cox November 9 1810 January 2 1892 was an American landscape and portrait painter in Indianapolis Indiana Several of his paintings are in the Morris Butler House He is also known for his paintings of Indiana Governors James B Ray Noah Noble David Wallace Samuel Bigger Joseph A Wright and Henry S Lane Contents 1 Information 2 Public collections 3 References 4 External linksInformation editCox 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 began 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 Public collections editPaintings by Cox can be found in a number of public collections including Indianapolis Museum of Art Morris Butler House Indiana Landmarks Indiana State Museum Benjamin Harrison HomeReferences editBurnet Mary Q Art and Artists of Indiana New York The Century Co 1921 External links edithttps web archive org web 20070310230400 http www statelib lib in us www ihb govportraits coxwallace html https web archive org web 20090427183724 http www indianaartcollector com biographies html A10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacob Cox amp oldid 1168360873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
