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Robert (Henry Cozad) Henri

Robert (Henry Cozad) Henri (1865 - 1929) was active/lived in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania.  Robert Henri is known for Portrait and social realist genre painting, teaching.

Born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Henri became one of the leading personalities in American art, known for his teaching skills, ethnic portraits, especially spirited children, and insistence that artists should adhere to social realism and give rein to their own artistic instincts.

During his growing up years, he lived between Cincinnati and Cozad, Nebraska, founded by his father John Jackson Cozad, a gambler and real estate promoter.  When Robert was about 10 years old, his family moved to Cozad in Dawson County.  Tension existed between John Cozad and the established ranchers who resented development, and a rancher attacked Cozad, who in self defense shot the man to death.

Fearing for his life, he, his wife and two sons sneaked out of town and re convened in Atlantic City where they disguised their identity by taking other names.  The father was later cleared of the charge,  b   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 34603 characters.]  Artist bio

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