Howard Cook

For the Ohio politician, see Howard C. Cook.
Howard N. Cook
Born (1901-07-16)July 16, 1901
Springfield, Massachusetts
Died June 24, 1980(1980-06-24) (aged 78)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nationality American
Education Andrew Dasburg
Maurice Sterne
Alma mater Art Students League of New York
Known for Printmaking, watercolors, frescos
Style expressionistic, abstract, realistic
Spouse(s) Barbara Latham
Awards Guggenheim Fellowships in 1932, 1934
Detail of The Importance of San Antonio in Texas History by Howard Cook

Howard Cook (1901–1980) was an American artist, particularly known for his wood engravings[1] and murals. Cook spent much of the 1920s in Europe and returned to live in Taos, New Mexico.[1]

Cook first came to Taos, New Mexico in 1926 commissioned by The Forum to make a series of woodcuts to illustrate Death Comes for the Archbishop that would be published serially in the periodical.[2] In Taos he was introduced to artist Barbara Latham by Victor Higgins. The couple married in May 1927. From 1928 to 1935, they traveled: to Europe, Mexico and the American South. Cook was responsible for the The Importance of San Antonio in Texas History mural in San Antonio, a huge work for which he was paid $12,000 in 1937.[3] In 1938, the couple settled near Taos on the Talpa ridge. This became their base until 1976.[4] During World War II, Cook was an artist for the US Navy.[5]

In 1967, Cook became the first artist in the Roswell Museum and Art Center's Artist-in-Residence program. The couple started to spend their winters in Roswell, New Mexico, where they eventually moved in 1973. Due to Cook's health issues, the couple moved to Santa Fe in 1976. Cook died in 1980.[4]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Becker, p.56.
  2. Zigrosser, Carl (1952). New Mexico Artists. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 122.
  3. Harwood, p.37.
  4. 1 2 Ebie, Teresa H. "Remarkable Women of Taos New Mexico: Barbara Latham". Taos.org. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  5. Falk, Peter (1999). Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975 400 Years of Artists in America. Madison, CT: Sound View Press. p. 719. ISBN 0932087558.

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