Mutiny
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Board Dimensions: 29.50" x 23.25" Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Color Pencil
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About the Item
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
- Creator:Dean Cornwell (1892 - 1960, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 38.5 in (97.79 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fort Washington, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: 39631stDibs: LU38436264502
Dean Cornwell
Dean Cornwell was an American illustrator and muralist born on March 5, 1892, in Louisville. Dean Cornwell was Normam Rockwell's favorite Illustrator. At the peak of his popularity he was nicknamed the ‘Dean of Illustrators’. He was a student of Harvey Dunn and he in turn taught artists and developed talents for a generation. Cornwell's paintings were in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, The American Weekly, Life and Good Housekeeping. He has done book arts for The Man of Galilee and others. Cornwell has also taken up advertisement contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Woodbury Soap, Palmolive, Coke, Goodyear, New York Life and Squibb. Cornwell was an icon of the ‘Golden Age of Illustration’. Cornwell died on December 4, 1960, in New York.
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