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Dean Cornwell

Dean Cornwell was an American illustrator and muralist. His oil paintings were frequently featured in popular magazines and books as literary illustrations, advertisements, and posters promoting the war effort. Throughout the first half of the 20th century he was a dominant presence in American illustration. At the peak of his popularity he was nicknamed the "Dean of Illustrators". He began his professional career as a cartoonist for the Louisville Herald. Soon thereafter he moved to Chicago, where he studied at the Art Institute and worked for the Chicago Tribune. Cornwell's paintings were in Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Redbook, and Good Housekeeping magazines. He painted murals for the Los Angeles Public Library, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California etc. Cornwell taught and lectured at the Art Students League in New York. He served as president of the Society of Illustrators from 1922 to 1926, and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 1959.

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Date and place of birt:5 march 1892, Louisville, USA
Date and place of death:4 december 1960, New York City, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Animalist, Artist, Cartoonist, Genre painter, Illustrator, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Animalistic, Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Monumentalism, Realism
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Louisa Matthíasdóttir (1917 - 2000)
Louisa Matthíasdóttir
1917 - 2000
Leon Polk Smith (1906 - 1996)
Leon Polk Smith
1906 - 1996
David Ligare (1945)
David Ligare
1945
Violet Oakley (1874 - 1961)
Violet Oakley
1874 - 1961
Nan Goldin (1963)
Nan Goldin
1963
Sabato (Simon) Rodia (1879 - 1965)
Sabato (Simon) Rodia
1879 - 1965
Abigail Nieriker (1840 - 1879)
Abigail Nieriker
1840 - 1879
Robert Smithson (1938 - 1973)
Robert Smithson
1938 - 1973
Francis Davis Millet (1848 - 1912)
Francis Davis Millet
1848 - 1912
Abraham Manevich (1881 - 1942)
Abraham Manevich
1881 - 1942
Elsa Hildegard von Freytag-Loringhoven (Plötz) (1874 - 1927)
Elsa Hildegard von Freytag-Loringhoven (Plötz)
1874 - 1927
Taryn Simon (1975)
Taryn Simon
1975
Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812 - 1902)
Charles Lewis Tiffany
1812 - 1902
Grete Rikko (1908 - 1998)
Grete Rikko
1908 - 1998
Elmer Wachtel (1864 - 1929)
Elmer Wachtel
1864 - 1929
John Matos (1961)
John Matos
1961

Creators Monumentalism

Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz (1848 - 1921)
Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz
1848 - 1921
Paul Gustav Fischer (1860 - 1934)
Paul Gustav Fischer
1860 - 1934
August Kraus (1852 - 1917)
August Kraus
1852 - 1917
Sally Wiest (1866 - 1952)
Sally Wiest
1866 - 1952
Christian Ruben (1805 - 1875)
Christian Ruben
1805 - 1875
Manuel Muñoz y Otero (1850)
Manuel Muñoz y Otero
1850
Jean-Louis Demarne (1752 - 1829)
Jean-Louis Demarne
1752 - 1829
Basil James Nightingale (1864 - 1960)
Basil James Nightingale
1864 - 1960
Gevork Zakharovich Bashinjagyan (1857 - 1925)
Gevork Zakharovich Bashinjagyan
1857 - 1925
Victor Lagye (1825 - 1896)
Victor Lagye
1825 - 1896
Louis Tauzin (1842 - 1915)
Louis Tauzin
1842 - 1915
Vasily Dmitrievich Chegodar (1918 - 1989)
Vasily Dmitrievich Chegodar
1918 - 1989
Friedrich Eduard Eichens (1804 - 1877)
Friedrich Eduard Eichens
1804 - 1877
August Heinrich Mansfeld (1816 - 1901)
August Heinrich Mansfeld
1816 - 1901
Amalia Manesova (1817 - 1883)
Amalia Manesova
1817 - 1883
Camillo Pacetti (1758 - 1826)
Camillo Pacetti
1758 - 1826