Knox Martin was an American painter, sculptor, and muralist.
11 Facts About Knox Martin
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Knox Martin was one of the leading members of the New York School of artists and writers.
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Knox Martin was the oldest son of Lieutenant William Knox Martin, a Virginia-born early aviation pioneer and flyer, and his wife Isabel Vieco, who were married in the Canal Zone in Panama in 1921.
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Charles Egan of the Charles Egan Gallery saw Knox Martin's painting at the Stable Gallery and asked him to show his work in a one-man show for the tenth anniversary of the Egan Gallery.
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Knox Martin is best known for his repertory of signs and symbols that allude to nature and, in particular, to the female form.
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In 2002, Knox Martin was named to the National Academy of Design.
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In 2012, Knox Martin was awarded the Benjamin West Clinedinst Memorial Medal by the Artists' Fellowship, Inc "for the achievement of exceptional artistic merit".
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Knox Martin gave a master class at the Art Students League of New York for over 45 years.
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Knox Martin taught at New York University, the University of Minnesota, and the International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy.
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September 15 to November 13,2010, Knox Martin had a one-man show of his Black and White Paintings at Woodward Gallery in New York City.
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July 18 to October 11,2020, Martin had a solo museum exhibition, "Knox Martin: Living Legend", at the Arlington Museum of Art in Arlington, Texas.