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Stephen Cox
Stephen Cox
Born	1946 (age 77–78); Bristol, England
Nationality	British
Education	Central School of Art and Design
Known for	Sculpture
Website	stephencoxra.com

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Stephen Cox RA (born 1946) is a British sculptor, known for his monolithic public artworks in stone.^[1]

Cox trained at the Central School of Art and Design, London, from 1966 to 1968.^[1] and attended the sixth Indian Triennale in 1986 in New Delhi, to represent the United Kingdom.^[1] His style mixes Italian, Egyptian and Indian traditions.^[2] He also works in wood,^[2] and has exhibited at the Royal Academy.^[2]

Cox lives and works in a former farmhouse at Clee Hill, Shropshire, England^[2] and has a second home in Mahabalipuram, India, where he also works.^[1]

Works

Cox's works include:

1986 (1986): Atyeo, Bristol
1988 (1988): Song, Cairo Opera House (imperial porphyry and white diorite stone)^[3]
1990 (1990): Hymn, University of Kent^[4]
1991 (1991): Osirisisis, Stockley Park business park, near Heathrow Airport (diorite stone)^[5]
1992 (1992): Mantra, British High Commission, New Delhi
1993 (1993): Reredos: Christ the Saviour of the World, altar and font, St Paul's Church, Harringay, London^[6]
1993 (1993): Mago, Fattoria di Celle – Collezione Gori, Pistoia, Italy^[7]
1993 (1993): Echo, Broadgate Properties, Fleet Place, Ludgate, London
1996 (1996): Tribute Sculpture, British High Commission, Canberra (war memorial)
1997 (1997): Vessels: Adam and Eve, St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London
1997 (1997): Eucharist, Cathedral of St Nicholas, Newcastle Upon Tyne
1998 (1998): Rajiv Gandhi Samadhi, Vir Bhumi, Raj Ghat, New Delhi
1999 (1999): Faceted Column, Finsbury Pavement, London (sandstone, pictured)
1999 (1999): Tribute to Beato Surore, Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Italy
2001 (2001): Proslogion: to St. Anselm, Aosta Cathedral, Italy
2005 (2005): Altar to St. Anselm, St. Anselm's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
2009 (2009) Virgin Mary and Saint Midred: Tower Gateway of Lincoln College, Oxford
2011 (2011): Holy Water Stoup, Canterbury Cathedral
2015 (2015): Memorial to Edwin Lutyens and Figure Emerging, Mayfair, London^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Stephen Cox". CASS Sculpture Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Clark, Alex (6 November 2011). "A room of my own: Stephen Cox". The Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Song, 1989". Stephen Cox. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Thank and Give event 2015". University of Kent. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ Devonshire Jones, Tom. "A Geology of the Sacred: Stephen Cox Reopens the Ancient Quarries". Image Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "The Parish Church of St. Paul Harringay, 1993". Stephen Cox. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Mago". Fattoria de Celli (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ Cox, Stephen. "Apple Tree Yard Sculpture Honours Spirit of Lutyens". The Lutyens Trust. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ Hancock, Michaila (3 June 2015). "Eric Parry completes St James's Square office". Architects' Journal. London. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links

Official website
Selected CV at the Royal Academy website
Stephen Cox entry at Cass Sculpture Foundation
Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections

[CASS-1] "Stephen Cox". CASS Sculpture Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[Clark-2] Clark, Alex (6 November 2011). "A room of my own: Stephen Cox". The Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[3] "Song, 1989". Stephen Cox. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[4] "Thank and Give event 2015". University of Kent. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[5] Devonshire Jones, Tom. "A Geology of the Sacred: Stephen Cox Reopens the Ancient Quarries". Image Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[6] "The Parish Church of St. Paul Harringay, 1993". Stephen Cox. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[7] "Mago". Fattoria de Celli (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[8] Cox, Stephen. "Apple Tree Yard Sculpture Honours Spirit of Lutyens". The Lutyens Trust. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[9] Hancock, Michaila (3 June 2015). "Eric Parry completes St James's Square office". Architects' Journal. London. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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+Cox trained at the [[Central School of Art and Design]], London, from 1966 to 1968.<ref name="CASS" /> and attended the sixth [[Indian Triennale]] in 1986 in [[New Delhi]], to represent the United Kingdom.<ref name="CASS" /> His style mixes  Italian, Egyptian and Indian traditions.<ref name="Clark" /> He also works in wood,<ref name="Clark" /> and has exhibited at the [[Royal Academy]].<ref name="Clark" />
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-* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1988}} |event= Sculptures |location= [[Cairo Opera House]] }}
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1988}} |event= ''Song'' |location= [[Cairo Opera House]] }} (imperial [[porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] and white [[diorite]] stone)<ref>{{cite web |title=Song, 1989 |url=https://www.stephencoxra.com/new-blog/song-1989 |website=Stephen Cox |date=7 April 2014 |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref>
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1990}} |event= ''Hymn'' |location= [[University of Kent]] }}<ref>{{cite web |title=Thank and Give event 2015 |url=https://www.kent.ac.uk/giving/yoursupport/thankandgive.html?tab=canterbury |website=University of Kent |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref>
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1991}} |event= ''Osirisisis'' |location= [[Stockley Park]] business park, near [[Heathrow Airport]]}} (diorite stone)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Devonshire Jones |first1=Tom |title=A Geology of the Sacred: Stephen Cox Reopens the Ancient Quarries |url=https://imagejournal.org/article/6452/ |website=Image Journal |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref>
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1992}} |event= ''Mantra'' |location= [[British High Commission, New Delhi]] }}
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1993}} |event= Reredos: ''Christ the Saviour of the World'', altar and font |location= [[St Paul's Church, Harringay]], London }}<ref>{{cite web |title=The Parish Church of St. Paul Harringay, 1993 |url=https://www.stephencoxra.com/new-blog/2018/5/17/the-parish-curch-of-st-paul-harringay |website=Stephen Cox |date=17 December 2013 |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref>
-* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1993}} |event= Work |location= parish church of St Paul, [[Harringay]] }}
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1993}} |event= ''Mago'' |location=Fattoria di Celle – Collezione Gori, Pistoia, Italy }}<ref>{{cite web |title=Mago |url=http://www.goricoll.it/index.php?file=opere&id_cell_opera=2 |website=Fattoria de Celli |accessdate=10 March 2020 |language=it}}</ref>
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1993}} |event= ''Echo'' |location= Broadgate Properties, Fleet Place, [[Ludgate]], London }}
-* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1996}} |event= ''Tribute Sculpture'' |location= British High Commission, [[Canberra]] }} (War Memorial)
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1996}} |event= ''Tribute Sculpture'' |location= British High Commission, [[Canberra]] }} (war memorial)
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1997}} |event= ''Vessels: Adam and Eve'' |location= [[St Luke's Church, Chelsea]], London }}
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1997}} |event= ''Eucharist'' |location= [[Cathedral of St Nicholas, Newcastle Upon Tyne]] }}
-* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1998}} |event= ''Rajiv Gandhi Samadhi'' |location= Vir Bhumi, Raj Ghat, New Delhi }}
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1998}} |event= ''[[Rajiv Gandhi]] Samadhi'' |location= Vir Bhumi, [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Raj Ghat]], New Delhi }}
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1999}} |event= ''Faceted Column'' |location= [[Finsbury Pavement]], London}} (sandstone, pictured)
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1999}} |event= Tribute to Beato Surore |location= [[Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala]], Siena, Italy }}
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2001}} |event= ''Proslogion: to St. Anselm'' |location= [[Aosta Cathedral]], Italy }}
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2005}} |event= Altar to St. Anselm |location= St. Anselm's Chapel, [[Canterbury Cathedral]] }}
-* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009}} |event= Virgin Mary and Saint Midred |location= Tower Gateway of [[Lincoln College, Oxford]] }}
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009}} Virgin Mary and Saint Midred |location= Tower Gateway of [[Lincoln College, Oxford]] }}
 * {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2011}} |event= ''Holy Water Stoup'' |location= Canterbury Cathedral }}
+* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2015}} |event= ''Memorial to [[Edwin Lutyens]]'' and ''Figure Emerging'' |location= Mayfair, London}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cox |first1=Stephen |title=Apple Tree Yard Sculpture Honours Spirit of Lutyens |url=http://www.lutyenstrust.org.uk/portfolio-item/apple-tree-yard-sculpture-honours-spirit-lutyens/ |website=The Lutyens Trust |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hancock |first=Michaila |date=3 June 2015 |title=Eric Parry completes St James's Square office |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/eric-parry-completes-st-jamess-square-office/8683365.article |magazine=[[Architects' Journal]] |location=London |access-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>
-* ''Osirisisis'', at Stockley Park business park, near [[Heathrow]]. [[Diorite]].
-* Hymn Sculpture, [[University of Kent]]
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+==Further reading==
+* {{cite book|last1=Bann|first1=Stephen|title=The Sculpture of Stephen Cox|date=1995|publisher=Lund Humphries|location=London|isbn=978-0853316756}}
 == External links ==
+{{Commons category|Stephen Cox (sculptor)}}
+* {{Official website|http://www.stephencoxra.com/}}
-{{Commons cat|Stephen Cox (sculptor)}}
-* {{Official|http://stephencox.info/}}
 * [https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/artist/stephen-cox-ra Selected CV] at the Royal Academy website
+* [http://www.sculpture.org.uk/artist/stephen-cox Stephen Cox] entry at [[Cass Sculpture Foundation]]
+* [http://www.racollection.org.uk/ixbin/indexplus?_IXACTION_=file&_IXFILE_=templates/full/person.html&_IXTRAIL_=Academicians&person=24757 Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections]
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