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Louise Howland King Cox (June 23, 1865—1945) was an American painter known for her portraits of children. She won a number of prizes throughout her career, notably a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900 and a silver medal at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.〔 == Early and personal life == Louise Howland King was born in San Francisco, California on June 23, 1865〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=1027 )〕 to Anna Stott and James King.〔John William Leonard. ''(Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915 )''. American Commonwealth Company; 1914. p. 211.〕 Her family moved to New York when she was a child,〔 by 1870 when she lived with her mother Anna, father and lawyer James C. King, and sisters Coursen and Mary in Manhattan.〔James C. and Anna King and daughters, 18th Street and 3rd Avenue. New York Ward 18 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York, New York. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.〕 In 1872, Anna King had sued her husband for divorce, citing cruel and inhumane treatment.〔The Courts: Civil Notes. New York Herald-Tribune. August 31, 1872.〕〔 James C. King was convicted for a murder related to that suit in November 1872.〔 In 1880, when she was 14, Louise attended small school of Lucy McGuire in Dover, New Jersey with her older sister Coursen (16) and younger sister Mary (13).〔Louise King (born in California), 1880 Census, Dover, New Jersey. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.〕 When she first attended art school she lived with her mother and sister Pauline.〔Howard Wayne Morgan. ''(Kenyon Cox: 1856-1919 : a Life in American Art )''. Kent State University Press; January 1994. ISBN 978-0-87338-485-8. pp. 124-125.〕 On June 30, 1892 she Louise King her former teacher Kenyon Cox in Belmont, Massachusetts at the home of her aunt,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/container/viewer/Certificate-of-Marriage--192201 )〕〔Kenyon Cox. ''(An Artist of the American Renaissance: The Letters of Kenyon Cox, 1883-1919 )''. Kent State University Press; January 1995. ISBN 978-0-87338-517-6. p. 16.〕 Mrs. B.M. Jones.〔Howard Wayne Morgan. ''(Kenyon Cox: 1856-1919 : a Life in American Art )''. Kent State University Press; January 1994. ISBN 978-0-87338-485-8. p. 129.〕 Kenyon, who had thought he might be a lifelong bachelor, realized that he was in love with Louise in 1866, but he did not express his feelings for some time. They wrote long letters to each other during the period that she was a teacher in Toledo, Ohio.〔 In a letter that he wrote to her in 1887, he commended her artistic talent and expressed his believe that she would have a successful career and said: That same year he declared her to be his best student.〔 In January 1892, after she had returned to New York, the couple became engaged and both became like "moonstruck youngsters".〔Kenyon Cox. ''(An Artist of the American Renaissance: The Letters of Kenyon Cox, 1883-1919 )''. Kent State University Press; January 1995. ISBN 978-0-87338-517-6. pp. 14–15.〕 They both exhibited their works at the National Academy of Design and the Society of American Artists. In April 1893, Louise suffered a miscarriage and the couple sailed for Europe about the ''SS Maasdam'' weeks before their first anniversary. The trip, partly for her emotional recuperation, included travel to Paris, Italy, and the Netherlands.〔Kenyon Cox. ''(An Artist of the American Renaissance: The Letters of Kenyon Cox, 1883-1919 )''. Kent State University Press; January 1995. ISBN 978-0-87338-517-6. p. 85, 118.〕 They had three children. Leonard, born in 1894 and named after Leonard Opdycke, was a war hero and had a career in city planning and architecture. Son Allyn, born two years later, became an artist, particularly noted for his mural paintings, and an interior decorator. Daughter Caroline born in 1898 was also a talented artist.〔〔 The family lived in New York City on East 67th Street and in 1910 Louise's mother, Anna T. King, a writer, lived with them.〔Kenyon and Louise Cox. Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.〕 Cox enjoyed gardening. She did not support the Women's suffragette movement.〔 Cox lived in Italy, Hawaii, and a northern suburb of New York following the death of her husband.〔Ann Lee Morgan Former Visiting Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Chicago. ''(The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists )''. Oxford University Press; 27 June 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-802955-7. p. 102.〕 She lived in Honolulu, Hawaii by 1930〔Louise Cox, born June 23, 1865 in San Francisco. Sailed on the ''SS Matsonia'' July 2 to July 8, 1930. Home address listed as Honolulu. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, compiled 02/13/1900 - 12/30/1953; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A3422; Roll: 109; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: RG 85.〕 and as late as 1935. In 1940 she lived on Roaring Brook Road on New Castle, Westchester, New York. At that time she was 74 years of age and still operated and painted in a studio.〔Louise Cox, Artist, born in California. 1940 United States Federal Census. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940.〕 She died December 11, 1945 in Windham, Connecticut. She was cremated, as was her husband Kenyon, and their ashes were scattered together at Cornish, New Hampshire where they spent their summers.〔〔(''Louise Howland King Cox.'' ) Find a Grave. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 File:Louise Howland King, about 1868 jpg.jpg|Louise Howland King, about 1868 File:Louise and Kenyon, 1895 jpg.jpg|Louise and Kenyon Cox, 1896 File:Louise and Kenyon Cox and family, about 1906 jpg.jpg|Allyn, Louise, Leonard, Caroline and Kenyon Cox, about 1906 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louise Cox (painter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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