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Portrait of Mr. Wiley
Kenyon Cox1894
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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 Bowdoin’s academic community.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of Mr. Wiley
- Creator: Kenyon Cox, born Warren, OH 1856-died New York City 1919
- Date Created: 1894
- Physical Dimensions: 15 x 17 in. (38.1 x 43.2 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Books and reading, Architecture, Government, Men, Portraits
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Smithsonian American Art Museum website
- Medium: oil on canvas
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