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Order Number
00058806
Title
Central
Library
rotunda
mural
Studio
Eyre Powell Press Service.
Collection ID
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
Location/Accession
LAPL_IPC_b005_f2
;
N-001-203.1
4x5
Date
Circa
1930
Physical Description
1
photograph
:b&w
Historical Data
For
over
three
decades
,
Dean
Cornwell
(1892-1960)
was
recognized
as the "
Dean
of
Illustrators
", a
nickname
given
to him by his
peers
.
Celebrated
and
well
known
during
his
lifetime
,
Cornwell
began
his
career
as an
illustrator
in
1914
.
Between
1920
through
the
mid-1950s
his
art
appeared
regularly
in
magazines
,
illustrated
books
, and
posters
advertising
hundreds
of
products
.
Cornwell
was
awarded
the
contract
for the
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
murals
in
1927
and
spent
the
next
five
years
researching
and
painting
the
final
canvases
; he
completed
the
murals
in
1932
. In
addition
to the
Library's
large
murals
, he
painted
over
twenty
historic
murals
in
public
buildings
across
the
U.S
. In
1959
he was
inducted
into the
society
of
Illustrator's
Hall
of
Fame
. In the
winter
of
1960
,
Cornwell
suffered
severe
abdominal
pains
resulting
from a
ruptured
main
artery
and
died
-
he was
68
years
old
.
Description
Artists
Dean
Cornwell
(standing
at the
top
of the
stairs)
and
two
assistants
work
on
one
of the
murals
found
in the
Central
Library
rotunda
. For
over
three
decades
,
Dean
Cornwell
(1892-1960)
was
recognized
as the "
Dean
of
Illustrators
", a
nickname
given
to him by his
peers
.
Celebrated
and
well
known
during
his
lifetime
,
Cornwell
began
his
career
as an
illustrator
in
1914
.
Between
1920
through
the
mid-1950s
his
art
appeared
regularly
in
magazines
,
illustrated
books
, and
posters
advertising
hundreds
of
products
.
Cornwell
was
awarded
the
contract
for the
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
murals
in
1927
and
spent
the
next
five
years
researching
and
painting
the
final
canvases
; he
completed
the
murals
in
1932
. In
addition
to the
Library's
large
murals
, he
painted
over
twenty
historic
murals
in
public
buildings
across
the
U.S
. In
1959
he was
inducted
into the
society
of
Illustrator's
Hall
of
Fame
. In the
winter
of
1960
,
Cornwell
suffered
severe
abdominal
pains
resulting
from a
ruptured
main
artery
and
died
-
he was
68
years
old
.
Subject
Cornwell, Dean,--1892-1960.
Los Angeles Public Library.
Murals--California--Los Angeles.
Libraries--California--Los Angeles.
Artists--California--Los Angeles.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Photo Collection
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