Dean Cornwell (1892-1960) was a left-handed painter and muralist who dominated the illustration field for many years.
Cornwell always had a strong work ethic and often worked seventeen-hour days, seven days a week. He produced over 1,000 illustrations for nearly every major publication in the country including Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Redbook, and Good Housekeeping magazines.
In 1927 he decided to devote the rest of his life to mural painting and travelled to England to study mural painting for three years under famous muralist and autodidact Frank Brangwyn.
Cornwell taught and lectured at the Art Students League in New York City and served as president of the Society of Illustrators from 1922 to 1926. He received gold medals for mural painting from the Architectural League of New York, as well as gold medals from the Allied Artists of America and the Society of Illustrators.
This is part 3 of a 5-part series on the works of Dean Cornwell:
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| 1929 At the Precinct story illustration oil on board 76.2 x 48.3 cm |
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| 1929 Portrait oil on canvas 76.2 x 60.9 cm |
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| 1930 Captain Blood oil on canvas 91.4 x 121.9 cm |
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| 1930 Captain Blood |
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| 1930 Captain Blood saves a woman caught between the Devil and Deep Sea oil on canvas laid down on board 86.4 x 121.9 cm |
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| 1930 Captain Blood saves a woman caught between the Devil and Deep Sea detail |
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| 1930 Cosmopolitan magazine story illustration oil on canvas 96.5 x 76.2 cm |
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| c1930 Cosmopolitan magazine story illustration oil on canvas 101.6 x 76.2 cm |
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| 1931 Couple on Rocks oil on board 71.1 x 73.7 cm |
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| 1932-33 Americanisation of California mural Central Library, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1932-33 Americanisation of California mural Central Library, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1932-33 Americanisation of California mural detail Central Library, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1932-33 Americanisation of California mural detail Central Library, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1932-33 Dean Cornwell working on Americanisation of California |
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| 1932-33 Studies for Men of Commerce mural pastel on paper 58.4 x 45.7 cm |
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| 1932-33 The Los Angeles Public Library Mural cartoon |
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| 1934 Illustration for story "Bidou" by Rex Beach Cosmopolitan magazine November 1934 |
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| 1934 Illustration for story "Bidou" by Rex Beach detail |
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| 1934 Illustration for story "Bidou" by Rex Beach detail |
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| 1934 Illustration for story "Bidou" by Rex Beach Cosmopolitan magazine November 1934 |
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| 1934 There Stood Jerry Townsend oil on canvas 34 x 47.8 cm |
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| 1935 Blind Beggar's News |
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| 1936 He Lay Face Down oil on canvas 86.3 x 100.3 cm |
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| 1936 The Treaty of Lancaster study Detroit Athletic Club |
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| 1937 Lincoln's First Inaugural Address preliminary study mixed media on paper 24.4 x 30.5 cm |
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| 1937 Lincoln's First Inaugural Address pencil, watercolour and gouache on board 22.2 x 37.5 cm |
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| 1937 Outside the Courthouse charcoal and pencil on board 47 x 35.6 cm |
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| 1939 Allegorical Scene oil on canvas 54.6 x 51.7 cm |
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| 1940 Parachuter, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington oil on canvas 101.6 x 92.7 cm |
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| c1940-49 Sir Walter's Farewell preliminary study oil on board 25.4 x 35.5 cm |
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| 1940s (details not found) |
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| 1941 Palm Beach watercolour on board 48.3 x 72.4 cm |
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| 1941 Palm Beach watercolour on paper 27.9 x 43.2 cm |
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| 1942 A Hasty Exit oil on canvas 41.5 x 49.5 cm |
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| 1942 Pennsylvania Railroad calendar |
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| 193 Pennsylvania Railroad calendar |
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| 1942-45 They've got the Guts, back 'em up with more Metal oil oil on canvas 86.4 x 116.8 cm |
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| 1942-45 They've got the Guts, back 'em up with more Metal poster |
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| 1943 Philadelphia Blended Whisky advertisement |
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| 1943 "The Heritage that is Philadelphia" Philadelphia Blended Whiskey advertisement oil on canvas 94 x 95.9 cm |
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| 1943-45c Have a Coke Coca Cola advertisement artwork |
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| 1943-45c Have a Coke Coca Cola advertisement |
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| 1944 Admiral Chester Nimitz oil on panel National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC |