Elijah Albert Cox (1876–1955), also known as E. A. Cox and E. Albert Cox, was a British painter. He was born in

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, and educated at Bolt Court Technical School. Between 1915 and 1926, Cox designed posters for the

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, including a series of posters on the theme of “London Characters”. He also worked as an illustrator for several books, notably Edward Fitzgerald’s edition of ''

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'' in 1944. Many of Cox's artworks were displayed at the

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, in London and the

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. A series of portraits of Cox by photographer

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are displayed at the

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Awards and honours

* Fellow of the

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, 1915 * Fellow of the Royal Institute of Painters, 1921

References

1876 births 1955 deaths Alumni of the London College of Printing English male painters Painters from the London Borough of Islington 20th-century British painters {{UK-painter-19thC-stub