Cornwell, Dean, 1892-1960

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Birth 1892-03-05
Death 1960-12-04
Americans,

Biographical notes:

Muralist, painter, illustrator. Cornwell was born in Louisville, Ky. in 1892. He attended the Chicago Art Institute and began his career as a newspaper and magazine illustrator. He painted murals for the lobby of the Eastern Airlines Building at Rockefeller Plaza, the Hotel Warwick's Raleigh Room, and the Los Angeles Public Library. He is also well known for his painting of WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle.

From the description of Dean Cornwell papers, 1893-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82500251

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Subjects:

  • Illustrators
  • Muralists
  • Mural painting and decoration
  • Mural painting and decoration, American
  • Painters

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  • Artists

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  • United States (as recorded)

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