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Place of Birth: Chase, Kansas, United States

Date of Birth: March 4, 1884

Place of Death: Wichita, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: January 31, 1939

Active Country: United States

Works of Art: 139

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Toadstool Rock, Santa Fe

Toadstool Rock, Santa Fe, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Big Pines, Raton Pass

Big Pines, Raton Pass, 1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), On the Road to the Pueblo

On the Road to the Pueblo, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Poplars and 'Dobe

Poplars and 'Dobe, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Swans

Swans, 1930

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Yucca

Yucca, 1927

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Explorers

Explorers, 1936

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Summer

Summer, 1923

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Toadstool Rock, Santa Fe

Toadstool Rock, Santa Fe, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Autumn Gold

Autumn Gold, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Waterlilies

Waterlilies, 1928

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Lilies

Lilies, 1928

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (With Kind Thoughts)

untitled (With Kind Thoughts), 1927

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), The Little Chapel

The Little Chapel, after 1933

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Peppers and Squash

Peppers and Squash, after 1936

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Winter Solitude

Winter Solitude, after 1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939); Prairie Print Makers (active 1930–1965), Adobe Village, New Mexico

Adobe Village, New Mexico, 1936

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Yucca

Yucca, 1927

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Mountain Forms

Mountain Forms, 1930

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Hills and Dobies

Hills and Dobies, 1933

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Stearman

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Negro Village

Negro Village, 1931

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), A Harvest Afternoon

A Harvest Afternoon, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Rabbit Trails

Rabbit Trails, 1935

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Somewhere in New Mexico

Somewhere in New Mexico, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Explorers

Explorers, 1936

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Old Willows by Moonlight

Old Willows by Moonlight, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), The Little Chapel

The Little Chapel, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Old Willow

Old Willow, 1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Lone Goose

Lone Goose, 1937

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (three pines)

untitled (three pines), 1927

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Scrub Oak

Scrub Oak, 1918

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (winter creek)

untitled (winter creek), between 1918–1937

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), F. Houston Martin (bookplate)

F. Houston Martin (bookplate), 1932

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Lindbergh

Lindbergh, 1927

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), August in the Smoky Hills

August in the Smoky Hills, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Sand Dunes

Sand Dunes, 1922

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Red Rocks

Red Rocks, 1923

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Mount Carmel Bridge

Mount Carmel Bridge, 1932

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), A New Mexican Well

A New Mexican Well, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), tracing sheet for A New Mexican Well

tracing sheet for A New Mexican Well, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Dad (portrait of CE Drew, father-in-law of the artist)

Dad (portrait of CE Drew, father-in-law of the artist), 1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Foothills

Foothills, 1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), An Arroyo

An Arroyo, 1927

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Old Piñon Trees

Old Piñon Trees, 1928

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Sandhill Dairy

Sandhill Dairy, 1935

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Lilies

Lilies, 1928

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Threshing Beans

Threshing Beans, 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), tracing sheet for Threshing Beans

tracing sheet for Threshing Beans, 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (lei vendor, Hawaii)

untitled (lei vendor, Hawaii), 1932

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (trees grouped at right)

untitled sketch (trees grouped at right), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Old Cedar

preparatory sketch for Old Cedar, 1925–1928

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page of childhood drawings, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), litho plate for Summer

litho plate for Summer, 1923

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), litho plate for December 30th

litho plate for December 30th, 1930

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), study for A Penitente Shrine

study for A Penitente Shrine, 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (farm fields, Hawaii)

untitled (farm fields, Hawaii), 1933

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (coconut palms, Hawaii)

untitled (coconut palms, Hawaii), 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Old Royal Fish Ponds, Hawaiian Islands

Old Royal Fish Ponds, Hawaiian Islands, 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (harbor vista, Hawaii)

untitled (harbor vista, Hawaii), 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (snow capped mountain, Hawaii)

untitled (snow capped mountain, Hawaii), 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (view of Diamond Head, Hawaii)

untitled (view of Diamond Head, Hawaii), 1934

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Old Willow

preparatory sketch for Old Willow, 1923–1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Toadstool Rock

preparatory sketch for Toadstool Rock, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory drawing for Mexican Dooryard

preparatory drawing for Mexican Dooryard, 1923–1928

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), tracing sheet for Poplars at Santa Fe

tracing sheet for Poplars at Santa Fe, 1921–1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), tracing sheet for Blue Valley Barns

tracing sheet for Blue Valley Barns, 1930–1933

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Canada Goose

preparatory sketch for Canada Goose, 1923–1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Kansas Cottonwood

preparatory sketch for Kansas Cottonwood, 1922–1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), title unknown (strawstacks and trees)

title unknown (strawstacks and trees), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory drawing, title unknown (rows of strawstacks)

preparatory drawing, title unknown (rows of strawstacks), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Where Aspens Grow

preparatory sketch for Where Aspens Grow, 1922–1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Creek in Winter

preparatory sketch for Creek in Winter, 1921–1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Taos Gate

preparatory sketch for Taos Gate, 1922–1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), preparatory sketch for Street in Santa Fe

preparatory sketch for Street in Santa Fe, 1922–1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (tree on letter)

untitled sketch (tree on letter), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (trees, double sided)

untitled sketch (trees, double sided), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (two trees)

untitled sketch (two trees), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (three trees on letterhead)

untitled sketch (three trees on letterhead), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (loose, gestural tree)

untitled sketch (loose, gestural tree), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (short horizontal tree)

untitled sketch (short horizontal tree), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (horizontal tree)

untitled sketch (horizontal tree), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (horizontal tree)

untitled sketch (horizontal tree), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (mounded hills)

untitled sketch (mounded hills), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (three flowers)

untitled sketch (three flowers), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (four flowers)

untitled sketch (four flowers), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (five sheep)

untitled sketch (five sheep), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (tree, doodling on letter)

untitled sketch (tree, doodling on letter), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (strawstack)

untitled sketch (strawstack), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled sketch (trees with text)

untitled sketch (trees with text), date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for Eva Scott

bookplate for Eva Scott, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for Carita Clark-Ackerly

bookplate for Carita Clark-Ackerly, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for Sidney Clapp Holmes

bookplate for Sidney Clapp Holmes, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for Walter Stanley Campbell

bookplate for Walter Stanley Campbell, 1930s

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for Mildred Buntain Holmes

bookplate for Mildred Buntain Holmes, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for Ray Anderson

bookplate for Ray Anderson, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for RH and RE Bradford

bookplate for RH and RE Bradford, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), title unknown (rural landscape)

title unknown (rural landscape), 1907

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (Greetings from the Sewards)

untitled (Greetings from the Sewards), 1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Land of Mystery

Land of Mystery, 1930

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), sketchbook with marbled cover

sketchbook with marbled cover, 1925–1930

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), linoleum block for Adobe Village

linoleum block for Adobe Village, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Metal Plate Lithography for Artists and Draftsmen

Metal Plate Lithography for Artists and Draftsmen, 1931

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Kansas Magazine, 1940

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The Chase Register souvenir edition, vol. iv, no. 52, June 1, 1906

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The Echo (Chase High School Yearbook), 1912

Herschel Logan (1901–1987); Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939); Everett Scrogin (1889–1966), Other Days in Pictures and Verse

Other Days in Pictures and Verse, 1928

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presentation folder for Adobe Village, 1936

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), official Kansas Day postcard

official Kansas Day postcard, 1911

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), bookplate for RH and RE Bradford

bookplate for RH and RE Bradford, date unknown

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The School Arts Magazine Vol. XXXV, No. 7, date unknown

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), A Red Sandstone Ledge

A Red Sandstone Ledge, 1923

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Mexican Dooryard

Mexican Dooryard, 1928

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Mountains and Desert

Mountains and Desert, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Strawstacks and Cottonwood Trees

Strawstacks and Cottonwood Trees, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Glorietta Canyon

Glorietta Canyon, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Mallards

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (beach scene)

untitled (beach scene), circa 1937

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (flamingos and palms)

untitled (flamingos and palms), circa 1937

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (swan)

untitled (swan), circa 1937

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), untitled (flying heron and palms)

untitled (flying heron and palms), circa 1937

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Dilapidated Barn

Dilapidated Barn, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Bruce Moore

Bruce Moore, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Memories of San Ildefonso

Memories of San Ildefonso, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Adobe Village

Adobe Village, 1929

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch, 1936

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Cimarron Canyon

Cimarron Canyon, 1926

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Alfalfa Meadows

Alfalfa Meadows, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Pueblo Memories

Pueblo Memories, 1937

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Sunshine and Shadow

Sunshine and Shadow, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), commercial advertisement for Dye's Chili - black and yellow label/ad

commercial advertisement for Dye's Chili - black and yellow label/ad, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), commercial advertisement for Dye's Chili - red circular label

commercial advertisement for Dye's Chili - red circular label, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Dye's chili can

Dye's chili can, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), commercial advertisement for Dye's Chili - mailing label

commercial advertisement for Dye's Chili - mailing label, 1924

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Blue Valley Barns

Blue Valley Barns, 1933

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Where Aspens Grow

Where Aspens Grow, 1925

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Elk Valley Farm

Elk Valley Farm, 1936

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cover design, The Kansas Magazine, July 1909

Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Red Sandstone Banks

Red Sandstone Banks, 1923

Exhibitions: 10

C.A. Seward: Artist and Draftsman

Kate Meyer, curator

2010

Kansas Printmakers (1880-1960)

Elizabeth Broun, curator

1981

Kansas Printmakers (1880-1960)

Elizabeth Broun, curator

1981

Regionalist Artists

1982

Prairie Print Makers: The Gift Prints - Selections from The Bud and Ruby Jennings Collection

Stephen Goddard, curator

1988

A Kansas Art Sampler

Kate Meyer, curator

2004–2005

A Century of Kansas Printmakers

Edward Barr, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator

1998

Brosseau Center for Learning: Art and Physics of Flight

Kate Meyer, curator

2024

Brosseau Center for Learning: 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt

2021–2022

Teaching Gallery: Chinese Calligraphy, Kansas, Family Programming

2014