J.W.S. Cox (American, 1911-1982). J.W.S. Cox was a formidable, innovative watercolorist who is known for having invented the wet-on-wet watercolor technique (immersing paper in water and painting wet... Read full biography
J.W.S. Cox (American, 1911-1982). J.W.S. Cox was a formidable, innovative watercolorist who is known for having invented the wet-on-wet watercolor technique (immersing paper in water and painting wet watercolor pigments onto the wet paper, so that the pigments could spread and take on a "life" of... Read full biography
J.W.S. Cox (American, 1911-1982). J.W.S. Cox was a formidable, innovative watercolorist who is known for having invented the wet-on-wet watercolor technique (immersing paper in water and painting wet watercolor pigments onto the wet paper, so that the pigments could spread and take on a "life" of their own. Cox was born May 18, 1911 in Yonkers, New York, the son of an architect and his wife. He grew up in Bruynswick and Wallkill, New York, and from an early age sketched landscapes. He graduated... Read full biography
J.W.S. Cox (American, 1911-1982). J.W.S. Cox was a formidable, innovative watercolorist who is known for having invented the wet-on-wet watercolor technique (immersing paper in water and painting wet watercolor pigments onto the wet paper, so that the pigments could spread and take on a "life" of their own. Cox was born May 18, 1911 in Yonkers, New York, the son of an architect and his wife. He grew up in Bruynswick and Wallkill, New York, and from an early age sketched landscapes. He graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City (1933), while working at various jobs during the Great Depression. From 1828-1936 Cox studied the works of El Greco for compostion, Feininger for design, Turner for color and Cezanne for style and brushwork,... Read full biography
J.W.S. Cox (American, 1911-1982). J.W.S. Cox was a formidable, innovative watercolorist who is known for having invented the wet-on-wet watercolor technique (immersing paper in water and painting wet watercolor pigments onto the wet paper, so that the pigments could spread and take on a "life" of their own. Cox was born May 18, 1911 in Yonkers, New York, the son of an architect and his wife. He grew up in Bruynswick and Wallkill, New York, and from an early age sketched landscapes. He graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City (1933), while working at various jobs during the Great Depression. From 1828-1936 Cox studied the works of El Greco for compostion, Feininger for design, Turner for color and Cezanne for style and brushwork, John Marin for composition and color, Marsden Hartley for design, Whistler for technique and Charles Burchfield for style and subject... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes