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Cox (KENYON an American painter)

KENYON, an American painter; born in Warren, O., Oct. 27, 1856. He studied in Paris under Duran and Gerome, settling in New York in 1883 as a portrait and figure artist. He was a member of the So Society of American Artists. He was especially noted for his mural paintings. Notable examples are "Art and Science," Congressional Library; "Progress of Civilization," State House, Des Moines, Ia.; "Beneficence of Law," County Court House, Newark, N. J., etc. Among his pictures may be mentioned "Hope and Memory," Cox collection, Cleveland, O.; "Harp Player," Metropolitan Museum, New York. His portrait of St. Gaudens received a medal at the Paris Salon. He died on March 17, 1919.