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| Dean Cornwell (standing -right) working on a mural |
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 4 of a 5-part series on the works of Dean Cornwell:
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| 1943 Fighting craftsmanship by Fisher General Motors advertisement |
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| "Better than a rabbit's foot!" FisherGeneral Motors advertisement |
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| c1943 Buy War Bonds Today magazine advertisement |
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| 1944 Buy War Bonds advertisement for Fisher BodyGeneral Motors advertisement |
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| 1944 Buy War Bonds Today advertisement for Fisher BodyGeneral Motors advertisement |
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| 1944 Hands across the skyadvertisement for Fisher BodyGeneral Motors advertisement |
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| 1944 Buy War Bonds Today advertisement for Fisher BodyGeneral Motors advertisement |
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| 1944 Buy War Bonds Today study for Fisher Body General Motors advertisement |
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| 1944 Strato-Flak advertisement for Fisher BodyGeneral Motors |
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| 1944 Strato-Flak advertisement for Fisher BodyGeneral Motors artwork |
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| 1944 On every fighting front advertisement for Fisher BodyGeneral Motors advertisement |
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| 1944 Goodyear Aircraft Corporation advertisement Saturday Evening Post July 1944 |
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| 1944 Goodyear Aircraft Corporation advertisement artwork |
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| 1944 Why America is still The Land of Plenty advertisement for Pennsylvania Railroad |
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| 1944 Why America is still The Land of Plenty advertisement for Pennsylvania Railroad artwork |
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| 1945 On Target - Let's Finish the Job advertisement |
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| 1947 Police holding Cuban Gangsters at Waterfront The Saturday Evening Post story illustration |
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| 1947 Police holding Cuban Gangsters at Waterfront The Saturday Evening Post story illustration artwork oil on canvas 54.9 x 128.6 cm |
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| 1947 The Race of the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee mural painting at the Boatman's Bank of St. Louis approx. 15 x 10 feet |
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| 1947 The Race of the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee lithographs made in the 1970s |
1948-52 The Big Fisherman by Lloyd Douglas
published by Houghton Mifflin Co.
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| 1952 The Big Fisherman by LLoyd C. Douglas illustrated by Dean Cornwell published by People's Book Club |
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| c1948-52 The Big FishermanDeathbed Scene preliminary sketch mixed media on paper and vellum 43.2 x 58.4 cm |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman preliminary study charcoal and crayon on paper 83.8 x 114.3 cm |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman preliminary study oil on board 22.2 x 29.2 cm |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman Fara Swears Revenge oil on board |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman Fara Swears Vengeance preliminary study oil on panel |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman Peter Watches the Conglomeration of Misery pastel study |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman preliminary study charcoal and pastel on paper |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman preliminary study oil on board 30.4 x 38.1 cm |
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| c1948-52 The Big Fisherman The Angel preliminary study oil on board * * * * * |
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| 1949 Construction of Mission San Antonio de Padua mixed media on board 36.2 x 66 cm |
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| 1950s The Copper Shop in Jerusalem oil on canvas 34.3 x 46 cm |
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| 1952 Kentucky River Boat advertisement for Early Times Whisky |
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| 1952 Kentucky River Boat advertisement for Early Times Whisky detail |
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| 1953 True magazine cover February issue "Betsy Ann" |
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| 1953 True magazine cover February issue "Betsy Ann" artwork |
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| c1953 Portrait study of Theodore Newton Vail oil on canvas 144.8 x 170.2 cm |
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| 1954 From Lands of Tropical Splendor… poster 102 x 133.7 cm |
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| 1954 From Lands of Tropical Splendor… poster artwork |
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| 1954 From Tropical Plantations… poster 40.6 x 52.8 cm |
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| c1954 Lewis and Clark preliminary sketch for New York Life Insurance Co. calendar illustration pencil and coloured pencil on paper 35 x 45.2 cm |
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| 1969 American History Illustrated December 1969 issue |
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| 1959-60 Lewiston, Maine oil on board 19.5 x 38 cm |
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| 1960 Androscoggin River Falls study for The Manufacturers National Bank of Lewiston-Auburn, Maine mural pastel and pencil on grey paper 76.2 x 138.4 cm |
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| 1960 Androscoggin River Falls detail |
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| 1960 Androscoggin River Falls detail |
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| n.d. As God is my Witness oil on canvas 76.2 x 116.8 cm |