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Birth
1865 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Death
1929 (New York City)
Lived/Active
New York/Pennsylvania
Often Known For
portrait and social realist genre painting, teaching
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Categories of Interest
New York Armory Show of 1913
Impressionists Pre 1940
San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
Paris Pre 1900
Taos Pre 1940
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Born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Henri became one of the
leading personalities in American art, known for his teaching skills,
ethnic portraits, especially spirited children, and insistence that
artists should adhere to social realism and give rein to their own
artistic instincts.
During his growing up years, he lived
between Cincinnati and Cozad, Nebraska, founded by his father John
Jackson Cozad, a gambler and real estate promoter. When Robert was
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