Elford Bradley Cox (Canadian, 1914-2003)
untitled (Seated Person)
dolomite, signed "EB Cox" bottom side
measures approximately: 13 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W x 10 1/2" D
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About Elford Bradley Cox
More commonly known as E.B. Cox, was an internationally renowned sculptor based in Toronto, Ontario. Born in 1914 in Botha, Alberta, he was a self taught artist.
Cox pursued an academic education and graduated in 1938 from the University of Toronto with a B.A. degree, and taught landscapes at Upper Canada College for about eleven years. During World War II he served as an interpreter. Cox eventually turned to sculpture full time and was influenced by Henry Moore who created round smooth shapes in his studies of humans and who developed spaces or holes in his pieces to give an equally vital effects the structure itself. Later, he was influenced by Indian carved masks particularly those of the Iroquois.
In the 1950s, Cox began sculpting full-time. He pioneered the use of the compressed-air chisel and other power tools in creating sculpture, a technique that enabled him to single-handedly create large-scale installations.
Cox has “more sculpture on view in Toronto’s public places than any other single artist.” His 20-piece Garden of the Greek Gods, originally installed in the ’50s on the Georgian Peaks near Collingwood, Ont., was later relocated to the far more populous grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition near the Dufferin Gate.
Cox was a member of the Sculpture Society of Canada, a member of the Ontario Society of Artist where he exhibited seven works between 1955 to 1965. He is listed as being an Associate Royal Canadian Academy member 1960-72 with works exhibited in the years 1955, 1958, 1960 and 1963.