Title supplied by cataloger. 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 Illustrators 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. Detailed view of the 'Embodyment of the Missions' mural that adorns one of Los Angeles Public Library's rotunda walls. The scene portrays the era of the building of missions with Fra. Junipero Serra in close discussion with other Padres. Numerous people are also depicted working, walking, praying and gathering water. The mural is located on the second floor rotunda of the Central Library at 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071. Photograph circa 1932.
Type
image
Format
1 negative : safety ; 25 x 20 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Los Angeles Public Library Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.) Decoration and ornament, Architectural Murals Rotundas Public libraries Libraries Interiors Art Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Cornwell, Dean,--1892-1960
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