DEAN CORNWELL
Biographical Information
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Cornwell (1892-1960) studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He began his career, in 1914, as an illustrator for such publications as Redbook, Good Housekeeping, and Harper's Bazaar. He also did posters, calendar art and book illustrations, and taught at the Art Students League in New York. He studied mural painting with British artist Frank Brangwyn and after 1927 devoted himself to painting murals. He completed at least 20 works outside Los Angeles for such sites as the Warwick Hotel in New York City, the Detroit Athletic Club, and the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California. He also did two other New Deal murals for post offices in Chapel Hill and Morganton, North Carolina.
Mural Credits
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