Dean Cornwell

Dean Cornwell (1892-1960) was a brilliant, left-handed painter who dominated the illustration field for many years. As a student of Harvey Dunn, he inherited much of the teachings of Howard Pyle and later studied under Frank Brangwyn, the British muralist. To these influences, Cornwell added his own monumental style, almost Rococo in manner.

Cornwell was an untiring worker who made a great many preliminary studies and compositions before attempting a final painting, usually in oils. These drawings have great interest in themselves for the beauty of their draftsmanship.

Prolific and in great demand, he illustrated for a wide variety of magazines and advertisers, but found time as well to paint several important murals. Notable among them were those or the Los Angeles Public Library, the Lincoln memorial in Redlands, California, the Tennessee State Office Building, Eastern Airlines in Rockefeller Center, and the Raleigh Room at the Hotel Warwick in New York City.

Cornwell was president of the Society of illustrators from 1922-1926 and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 1959. He taught illustration at the Art Students League in New York, and by example created a whole new “Cornwell School.”

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