Dean Cornwell
(American, 1892–1960)
Biography
Cornwell’s illustrations appeared in popular magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Harper's Bazaar alongside the work of authors including Pearl S Buck, Ernest Hemingway, and W Somerset Maugham. He also worked as a commercial artist for several prominent brands, among them Coca-Cola, Lucky Strike, and Palmolive.
In 1927 Cornwell travelled to London to study mural painting under Frank Brangwyn, assisting on a number of projects including one at the House of Lords. Following his return to the US, Cornwell's fame as a muralist (which had earned him the nickname ‘the Norman Rockwell of muralists’) led to commissions for notable locations such as the Los Angeles Public Library and the New York City Court of Appeals.
Cornwell was President of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1953–57 and was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1959. He died on December 4, 1960.
Cornwell’s painting Portrait (oil on canvas) was sold for a record-breaking price of $245,700 at auction.
Dean Cornwell Artworks
Dean Cornwell
Lady and gentleman caller: You couldn't wait to...
Sale Date: November 2, 1996
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Dean Cornwell
Woman firing pistol at group of standing..., 1919
Sale Date: May 4, 1996
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Dean Cornwell
Benjamin Franklin in his Philidelphia print shop
Sale Date: March 14, 1996
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Frankling Delano Roosevelt with motorcade at...
Sale Date: December 12, 1995
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Dean Cornwell
French soldiers at wayside shrine with..., 1928
Sale Date: November 4, 1995
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Dean Cornwell
Couple in a Spanish home, blue tile, crucifix, 1921
Sale Date: November 4, 1995
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Couple sitting at opposite ends of bench in..., 1923
Sale Date: May 6, 1995
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Painting: White and green pitchers with fruit,...
Sale Date: November 5, 1994
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