Dean Cornwell
| Dean Cornwell | |
|---|---|
| English Dean cornwell | |
| Date of Birth | March 5, 1892 |
| Place of Birth | Louisville , Kentucky |
| Date of death | December 4, 1960 (68 years old) |
| Place of death | New York |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Study | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Style | realism |
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Biography
The future artist was born in Louisville , Kentucky . His father, Charles L. Cornwall, was a civil engineer , so his son had an interest in technical issues in his young years. She was reflected in his drawings .
As an artist, Dean Cornwell began as a cartoonist in the local Louisville Herald . Subsequently, he left the city and graduated from the Chicago Institute of Arts . He worked for the Chicago Tribune .
In 1915 he arrived in New York, where the League of Student Artists became the second place of art education.
He traveled to London , where he studied the technology of creating monumental painting under the direction of artist Frank Branghwin .
He worked as an illustrator in the editions of the magazines Harper's Bazaar , Cosmopolitan , the women's magazine Redbook, and others.
Leadership of the Student Artists League invited Dean Cornwell to New York as a teacher . He was also president of the Society of Illustrators from 1922 to 1926 .
He died on December 4, 1960 in the city of New York .
Selected Works
- Mural Painting, Public Library, Los Angeles
- Murals, Lincoln Shrine Memorial, Redlands City
- Mural Painting, Rockefeller Center, New York
- Mural painting, William Rapard Center, Geneva , Switzerland
- Mural Painting, Tennessee State Office
Sources
- Patricia Janis Broder - Dean Cornwell: Dean of Illustrators, 2000 (collector's Press)