Background
Cowles, Russell was born on October 7, 1887 in Algona, Iowa, United States. Son of Gardner and Florence (Call) Cowles.
Cowles, Russell was born on October 7, 1887 in Algona, Iowa, United States. Son of Gardner and Florence (Call) Cowles.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1909. Doctor of Humane Letters, 1951. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Grinnell College, 1944.
; married second, Nancy Cardozo Egleson, 1954. Exhibited in most leading national exhibitions, works in permanent collections Dartmouth College, Whitney Museum, New York City, U. Wichita, Minneapolis Institute Art, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Swope Gallery, Des Moines Art Center, Blandon Gallery, Denver Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum, Addison Gallery, Virginia Museum Encyclopedia British Collection and others, Prix de Rome, American Academy in Rome, 1915-1921.
Club: Century Association of New New York
Married Eleanor Stanton, 1928 (divorced 1954). Married second, Nancy Cardozo Egleson, 1954.