Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox)
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Object Details
- Date
- 1892
- Artist
- Kenyon Cox, born Warren, OH 1856-died New York City 1919
- Sitter
- Louise Howland King
- Mrs. Kenyon Cox
- Luce Center Label
- Kenyon Cox gave this portrait as a wedding gift to his young bride and former student, Louise Howland King. His mother saw it before she met Louise, and later reported that she was relieved and surprised at how pretty her new daughter-in-law was. Cox responded to this backhanded compliment by telling his mother that most people thought the painting well done and very much like Louise. (Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994)
- Luce Object Quote
- “Long before I felt the thrill of love, I knew that she would make the best wife in the world for me if I should love her . . . When love came to add to the friendship and confidence, I felt safe and so we mean to marry as soon as we can.” Kenyon Cox, letter to his mother, reprinted in Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994
- Topic
- Occupation\art\painter
- Dress\accessory\fan
- Portrait female
- Portrait female\full length
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 8A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Allyn Cox
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Object number
- 1983.31.2
- Type
- Painting
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 38 3/4 x 18 in. (98.3 x 45.6 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- saam_1983.31.2