# Jacob Cox > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jacob_Cox > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jacob_Cox.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Cox > Source revision: 1304721336 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American painter}} {{for|the General in the Union Army during the American Civil War|Jacob Dolson Cox}}{{Infobox person | name = Jacob Cox | birth_date = November 9, 1810 | birth_place = [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania) | death_date = January 2, 1892 | burial_place = [Crown Hill Cemetery](/source/Crown_Hill_Cemetery) and Arboretum, Section 33, Lot 142 | burial_coordinates = {{Coord|39.8204845|-86.1698481|type:landmark|display=inline}} | occupation = American landscape and portrait painter }} '''Jacob Cox''' (November 9, 1810 – January 2, 1892) was an American landscape and portrait painter in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis), [Indiana](/source/Indiana). Several of his paintings are in the [Morris-Butler House](/source/Morris-Butler_House). He is also known for his paintings of Indiana Governors [James B. Ray](/source/James_B._Ray), [Noah Noble](/source/Noah_Noble), [David Wallace](/source/David_Wallace_(governor)), [Samuel Bigger](/source/Samuel_Bigger), [Joseph A. Wright](/source/Joseph_A._Wright), and [Henry S. Lane](/source/Henry_S._Lane). In 1941 a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the [John Herron Art Museum](/source/John_Herron_Art_Museum).{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7rtQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22cyril+c.+spades%22%C2%A0 | title=Paintings by Jacob Cox: A Retrospective Exhibition of Work by an Early Indianapolis Artist, November 8 to 30, 1941, John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana | date=1941 }} ==Information== Cox was born in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) and arrived in Indianapolis in 1833 and established a stove, tinware and coppersmith business. One of his first artistic opportunities came when he painted a banner for the presidential campaign of [William Henry Harrison](/source/William_Henry_Harrison) in 1840. After that, he began to paint portraits and in 1842 went to Cincinnati to open a studio with John Dunn, a former treasurer of the State of Indiana. After five months, he returned to his business in Indianapolis and continued painting as a sideline, exhibiting annually at the shows of the Cincinnati Art Union. By 1860, he was devoted to art full-time and became well known in Indianapolis for his portraits and landscapes. Cox was also a teacher with numerous students including [William Merritt Chase](/source/William_Merritt_Chase). [[File:Cox, Jacob tombstone.jpg|thumb|Jacob Cox's tombstone at [Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum](/source/Crown_Hill_Cemetery)]] ==Public collections== Paintings by Cox can be found in a number of public collections including: * [Indianapolis Museum of Art](/source/Indianapolis_Museum_of_Art) * [Morris-Butler House](/source/Morris-Butler_House) * [Indiana Landmarks](/source/Indiana_Landmarks) * [Indiana State Museum](/source/Indiana_State_Museum) * [Benjamin Harrison Home](/source/Benjamin_Harrison_Home) ==References== {{Reflist}} * Burnet, Mary Q. Art and Artists of Indiana. New York; The Century Co., 1921. ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310230400/http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/govportraits/coxwallace.html Jacob Cox Artist, Indiana Governors' Portrait Collection] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090427183724/http://www.indianaartcollector.com/biographies.html#A10 Indiana Art Collector Artist Biographies] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Jacob}} Category:19th-century American painters Category:American male painters Category:Artists from Indianapolis Category:Painters from Philadelphia Category:1810 births Category:1892 deaths Category:Burials at Crown Hill Cemetery Category:19th-century American male artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jacob Cox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Cox) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Cox?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.