Kathleen Cox
| Kathleen Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Christina Mary Kathleen Cox 2 July 1904 Wo Sung, China |
| Died | September 1972 (aged 68) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Dublin Metropolitan School of Art |
| Notable work | sculpture |
| Spouse(s) | Alan Palmer |
| Awards | Royal Dublin Society Taylor prize (1925, 1926, 1927) |
Kathleen Cox (2 July 1904 – September 1972) was an Irish artist, sculptor, and mystic. Cox is considered a pioneer of contemporary Irish pottery.
Christina Mary Kathleen Cox was born in "Wo Sung", China, on 2 July 1904. She was the eldest daughter of Dr R. H. Cox who was from Dundalk. Dr Cox was the port health officer at Shanghai, who was also an amateur geologist and modelled in clay. In his retirement, he invented a periscope later used during World War I by the Royal Navy. Those year's living in China left an impression on the young Cox, visually and culturally. The family returned to Ireland in 1911, first moving to Listowel, County Kerry, and later to Howth, County Dublin. Cox attended Alexandra College, and later the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art in 1921. Whilst there she studied sculpture under Oliver Sheppard, and was considered one of his most talented students, winning the Royal Dublin Society Taylor prize for modelling in 1925, 1926, and 1927. The money from these prizes allowed Cox to travel to Paris in 1929.
Cox exhibited in 1924 at the Tailteann exhibitions, and in 1925 submitted textile designs to the Arts and Crafts Society. She established a pottery studio at 7 Schoolhouse Lane, Dublin, with college friend Stella Rayner in 1929. The studio had the first electric kiln in Ireland. The first exhibited piece by Cox shown by the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) was in 1930, with a pair of Madonna bookends, and portrait masks of the daughter of Dermod O'Brien, Brigid O'Brien, and writer Norris Davidson. Davidson was a friend and neighbour, who commissioned Cox to design the poster for his 1929 film, Suicide. Cox exhibited with the RHA from 1931 to 1933, and the Tailteann 1932, whilst also holding exhibitions in her studio. During this period Hilda Roberts painted her portrait, Strange Spirit. Kathleen Cox in her studio. The theme of womanhood was prominent in her work, including in the sign of her studio.
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