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The painter and muralist Kenyon Cox viewed himself as the heir to the great traditions of the Italian Renaissance and vigorously led the resistance to all forms of modern painting. This design for U. S. currency, which was rejected by the government, shows the care with which he planned his compositions. Cox's son, Allyn, who also became a successful mural painter, posed for the male figure. Cox's brother, J. D. Cox, a prominent civic leader in Cleveland, played an active role in the formation of the Cleveland Museum of Art. He gave the museum the three works by his brother that are in this exhibition.
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Document identity
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95297
label
Design for United States Currency
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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95297
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drawing
title
Design for United States Currency
description
The painter and muralist Kenyon Cox viewed himself as the heir to the great traditions of the Italian Renaissance and vigorously led the resistance to all forms of modern painting. This design for U. S. currency, which was rejected by the government, shows the care with which he planned his compositions. Cox's son, Allyn, who also became a successful mural painter, posed for the male figure. Cox's brother, J. D. Cox, a prominent civic leader in Cleveland, played an active role in the formation of the Cleveland Museum of Art. He gave the museum the three works by his brother that are in this exhibition.
date
1912
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79476531
creators
3080
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Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Image: 15.9 x 37.8 cm (6 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.); Sheet: 30.3 x 50.8 cm (11 15/16 x 20 in.)
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America
accession
1916.1069
Source extras
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graphite
tombstone
Design for United States Currency, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; image: 15.9 x 37.8 cm (6 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.); sheet: 30.3 x 50.8 cm (11 15/16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1069
supportMaterials
description
cream(3) laid paper (discolored to yellow-cream)
collection
DR - American 20th Century
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower right, in graphite: Kenyon Cox. 1912 ; by artist, lower center, in graphite; First Sketch of Composition. ; by unknown hand, lower right, in graphite: 11 x 19 1/2 15 x 23 1/2
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 2 (1917): 26-37.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 26
creditline
Gift of J. D. Cox
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2026-05-29 05:06:26.419000
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95297
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Drawings
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DR - American 20th Century
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graphite
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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