Cumming, Charles Atherton, 1858-1932

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Birth 1858

Death 1932

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Charles Atherton Cumming was born in Knox County, Iowa to George Paxton Cumming and Eliza Atherton. He studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Acad́émie Julien in Paris, France. He was an artist and an educator and held an early faculty position in the Department of Art at Cornell University. He founded the Cumming School of Art in Des Moines, Iowa in 1895. He also taught and was involved at the State University of Iowa. In 1926, he married artist Alice McKee, who had studied at the Cumming School of Art. Cumming's works include murals in the Polk County courthouse, the Iowa State House, the State Historical Building and other public buildings in Des Moines and elsewhere.

From the description of Charles Atherton Cumming papers. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 232362651

Charles Atherton Cumming was born March 31, 1865 in Knox County, Iowa to George Paxton Cumming and Eliza Atherton. He studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Acad́émie Julien in Paris, France. He was an artists as well as an educator. He was an early faculty member of the Department of Art at Cornell University. He founded the Cumming School of Art in Des Moines, Iowa in 1895. He also taught and was involved at the State University of Iowa. In 1926, he married artist Alice McKee, who had studied at the Cumming School of Art. Cumming's works include murals in the Polk County courthouse, the Iowa State House and other public buildings in Des Moines and elsewhere. He died February 16, 1932.

From the description of Charles Atherton Cumming correspondence, 1902-1928. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 60678163

Charles Atherton Cumming was born 1858 in Knox County, Iowa to George Paxton Cumming and Eliza Atherton. He studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Acad?mie Julien in Paris, France. Cumming was a succesful artists as well as an educator. He was an early faculty member of the Department of Art at Cornell University. He founded the Cumming School of Art in Des Moines, Iowa in 1895. He also taught and was involved at the State University of Iowa. In 1926, he married artist Alice McKee, who had studied at the Cumming School of Art.

Cumming's works include murals in the Polk County courthouse, the Iowa State House and other public buildings in Des Moines and elsewhere. He died February 16, 1932.

From the guide to the Charles Atherton Cumming correspondence, 1902-1928, (Archives and Special Collections Department. New Mexico State University Library.)