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Dean CornwellBetsy Ross
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Dean Cornwell's large scale oil painting, commissioned by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, presents a domestic scene of Betsy Ross crafting the first American flag surrounded by her family. This depiction of a pivotal moment in American history adorned Goodyear's 1958 calendar and other promotional materials. The vibrant painting exemplifies Cornwell’s exceptional ability to evoke the spirit of American patriotism and moments of national pride.
Betsy Ross, born Elizabeth Griscom in 1752, ran a successful upholstery business in Philadelphia, actively contributing to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War through the production of uniforms, tents, and flags. Following the death of her first husband, John Ross, it is said that in the summer of 1776, George Washington and two members of the Continental Congress visited her upholstery shop. They presented a sketch of a flag design featuring thirteen stripes and thirteen six-pointed stars. Ross proposed the change to five-pointed stars for ease of production, demonstrating her technique with a single cut of her scissors. The design was amended, and Ross purportedly made the first American flag shortly after that meeting.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 43.00" x 38.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
- Creator:Dean Cornwell (1892 - 1960, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 43 in (109.22 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fort Washington, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: 24971stDibs: LU38431898753
Dean Cornwell
Dean Cornwell was an American illustrator and muralist born on March 5, 1892, in Louisville. Dean Cornwell was Normam Rockwell's favorite Illustrator. At the peak of his popularity he was nicknamed the ‘Dean of Illustrators’. He was a student of Harvey Dunn and he in turn taught artists and developed talents for a generation. Cornwell's paintings were in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, The American Weekly, Life and Good Housekeeping. He has done book arts for The Man of Galilee and others. Cornwell has also taken up advertisement contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Woodbury Soap, Palmolive, Coke, Goodyear, New York Life and Squibb. Cornwell was an icon of the ‘Golden Age of Illustration’. Cornwell died on December 4, 1960, in New York.
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