Cox, Louise H.K. (1865–1945)

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Cox, Louise H.K. (1865–1945)

American painter. Name variations: Louise Howland King Cox; Louise Howland Cox. Born Louise Howland King in San Francisco, California, 1865; died 1945; studied at New York Academy under Kenyon Cox; m. Kenyon Cox, 1892.

Though skilled at decorative work, was considered at her best in her naturalistic portraits of children; elected a member of National Academy of Design; awarded a bronze medal at Paris Exposition (1900).

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