About Joe (Joseph) Cox

Name variants

Joseph H Cox
  • Biography

    JOSEPH HERVEY COX (1915–1997)

    During his long life Joseph (Joe) Hervey Cox worked through a variety of styles in different media. Early on he was a realist in the manner of American regionalism, but then shifted to more expressive abstractions, usually rendered in acrylics. Simultaneously, he painted fresh realistic watercolors of the North Carolina coast.

    Cox was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the local John Herron Art Institute (now affiliated with Indiana University). He went on to receive his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. At the time of his wedding in 1943 he was living in Marshalltown, Iowa; the marriage certificate lists his occup...

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 2,992 of 5,165 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .