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Columbia & Cuba - magazine cover - nude study

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Two women, Columbia and Cuba, embracing. This nude study for a magazine cover may have been executed during the Spanish American War of 1898.

(DLC/PP-1945:0051).

Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Kenyon Cox (1856-1919) was an American painter, illustrator, and writer. He was born in Warren, Ohio, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Cox was a leading figure in the American Renaissance movement, which sought to revive classical art and architecture in the United States. He was known for his murals, which were commissioned for public buildings such as the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin State Capitol. Cox also wrote extensively on art, including a book on the history of painting and a collection of essays on aesthetics. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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nudes drawings periodical illustrations columbia cuba magazine study nude two women spanish american war cabinet of american illustration kenyon cox rare books engraving illumination of books and manuscripts erotic art erotic drawings nudity library of congress
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01/01/1898
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Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919, artist
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Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War volunteer infantry, San Francisco

Kenyon Cox (1856–1919)

American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer, and teacher
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Publication may be restricted. For information see "Cabinet of American Illustration," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/111_cai.html

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