Catharine Elizabeth Bean Cox
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Catharine Elizabeth Bean Cox (1865-1964) was born in Iowa into a Quaker
family on August 11, 1865. She received a BA from Bryn Mawr College
in 1889. In 1891, she married Isaac Milton Cox. In 1898, she and her family moved to Hawaii, spurred by Isaac’s poor health. She taught at Punahou School
and helped Anna Rice Cooke
research and catalog her art collection, which became the Honolulu Academy of Arts
. Catharine Cox also served as director of the Honolulu Academy of Arts
from 1927 to 1928. She died December 7, 1964.
The Catharine E. B. Cox Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts
was established in her honor in 1985 by her grandchildren Charles S. Cox of La Jolla, California, Doak C. Cox of Honolulu and Richard H. Cox of Honolulu.
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
family on August 11, 1865. She received a BA from Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in 1889. In 1891, she married Isaac Milton Cox. In 1898, she and her family moved to Hawaii, spurred by Isaac’s poor health. She taught at Punahou School
Punahou School
Punahou School, once known as Oahu College, is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school located in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu in the U.S. State of Hawaii...
and helped Anna Rice Cooke
Anna Rice Cooke
Anna Rice Cooke was a patron of the arts and the founder of the Honolulu Academy of Arts.-Biography:Anna Charlotte Rice was born on September 5, 1853 into a prominent missionary family on Oahu, Hawaii. Her father was teacher William Harrison Rice , and her mother was Mary Sophia Hyde. Anna grew...
research and catalog her art collection, which became the Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu Academy of Arts
The Honolulu Academy of Arts is an art museum in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Since its founding in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke and opening April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to over 40,000 works of art.-Description:...
. Catharine Cox also served as director of the Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu Academy of Arts
The Honolulu Academy of Arts is an art museum in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Since its founding in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke and opening April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to over 40,000 works of art.-Description:...
from 1927 to 1928. She died December 7, 1964.
The Catharine E. B. Cox Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts
Catharine E. B. Cox Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts
The Catharine E. B. Cox Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts is a biannual award given to a visual artist who either lives in Hawaii or was born in Hawaii. The recipient may work in any medium, and is honored with a solo exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The award was established in...
was established in her honor in 1985 by her grandchildren Charles S. Cox of La Jolla, California, Doak C. Cox of Honolulu and Richard H. Cox of Honolulu.