# Study of "Courage" for Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

- By: Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919)
- Date: 1901
- Medium: Brush and oil paint on canvas
- Classification: Figures (representations)
- Dimensions: 54.4 × 24.5 cm (21 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
- Culture: USA
- Credit line: Gift of Allyn Cox
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/127794)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/7649374cfe736618f908e830ef1004ec.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Study for a memorial window for the artist's father, Jacob Dolson Cox (1828-1900). The figure of Courage is represented by a standing medieval warrior in armor, grasping a shield, against a background of stylized oak foliage, symbolizing strength and fortitude.