Helen Adelaide Cox

Background

Cox, Helen Adelaide was born on October 17, 1932 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Daughter of Eugene Bonfanti and Anna Margaret (Lind) Thurston.

Education

Bachelor, Texas Western College, El Paso, 1954.

Career

Teacher, Chavez Academy Spanish, El Paso, 1954-1956; teacher art, El Paso Public Schools, 1956-1958; artist, El Paso, since 1958.

Achievements

• Helen Adelaide Cox has been listed as a notable Artist, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Matrix Society, University Texas, El Paso, 1991-1993, El Paso Museum of Art Guild, 1988. Committee chairman Kermezaar Art Fair, El Paso, 1990-1993. Board directors, library St. Clements Episcopal Church, El Paso, 1975-1980.

Board directors Center Advancement & Study Early Texas Art, 2002-2010, founding member. Member National Society Arts and Letters (board directors, treasurer 1996-1998), Texas Watercolor Society, Texas Fine Arts Association, International Association Visual Arts, El Paso Art Association (life, president 1971, 1st place 1997, Joseph A. Moore award 1994), Rio Bravo Watercolorists (signature, board directors 1994-1995, Grumbacher award 1993), Early El Paso Art Collectors Organization (founding member 2007).

Interests

• Avocations: collecting regional art, books.

Connections

Married Sanford C. Cox Junior, September 27, 1958. Children: Sanford C. III, Christopher Thurston.

Father:

Eugene Bonfanti Thurston

Mother:

Anna Margaret (Lind) Thurston

Spouse:

Sanford C. Cox Junior

child:

Sanford C. III Cox

child:

Christopher Thurston Cox