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Portrait of Mr. Wiley

1894
oil on canvas
15 x 17 in. (38.1 x 43.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Further research might establish the relationship between Mr. Wiley and Kenyon Cox. In the year he painted this portrait, Cox was under contract with Bowdoin College to create mural decorations for the new Walker Art Center, designed by prominent architect Charles F. McKim. Wiley sits in a library, which suggests that he might have been a member of...
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Study For Drapery Of "Pursuit Of The Ideal"

1891
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (46.4 x 37.8 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
The final painting of Pursuit of the Ideal was part of United States' fine arts exhibit at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
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Portrait of a Young Girl

ca. 1900
oil on canvas
35 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (90.8 x 55.3 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Further research might help to identify this young girl and Kenyon Cox’s reasons for painting her. Although the background is spare, Cox enlivened the portrait with the girl’s animated expression, which hints at a mischievous character.
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