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Dean CornwellForging a Crankshaft
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This dynamic image of two men forging a crankshaft was done for the GM Waldorf Exhibition sometime between 1949 to 1961. The General Motors exhibition at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, best known as the GM Motorama, was a series of elaborate auto shows held. This would have been completed sometime before the artist died in 1960. The highly sought-after subject of men hard at work building America was a popular subject of Cornwell's mural work and also of other WPA artists. Here, he expertly uses gold leaf applied to the painting to highlight the workers and the red-hot heat of the furnace.
Dean Cornwell (March 5, 1892 – December 4, 1960) was a left-handed 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".
Framed: 25.5 x 21.5 Inches
Visible Image Size: 10.5 x 15.75 Inches
Not signed on front, but has Artist's stamp en verso. Framed under glass and matted.
- Creator:Dean Cornwell (1892 - 1960, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:There is a 5-inch linear scratch along the bottom edge with a 1.5-inch scratch in the upper right-hand corner, scattered abrasions in the gold painted area, otherwise in good condition. Not examined outside of the frame.
- Gallery Location:Marco Island, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: INV1581stDibs: LU2866216286052
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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