Dean Cornwell

Dean Cornwell (1892–1960) was an American painter, illustrator and cartoonist.

Also recorded as Dean of Illustrators.

Dean Cornwell in brief

Born
1892
Died
1960
Known for
painter, illustrator and cartoonist
Place of birth
Louisville
Contents

Overview

Born at Louisville in 1892, died at New York City in 1960.

In detail

Dean Cornwell studied at Art Students League of New York and School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The authority associates the name with French Realism.

Employment is recorded with Louisville Herald-Post and Chicago Tribune. Membership is recorded of Society of Illustrators and National Society of Mural Painters.

Work by Dean Cornwell is recorded in the collections of National Collection of War Art, National Portrait Gallery, Brandywine Museum of Art, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and New Britain Museum of American Art.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Dean Cornwell”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3020636: Dean Cornwell

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