THE CAJUN KID

GARRET DEAN MCFANN

 

8.5" x 11" preparatory drawing for painting below

 

THE CAJUN KID

8.5" x 11" acrylic on board

 

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 Photo reference for painting

 June 1940. Schriever, Louisiana. "Cajun children on Terrebonne Farms Project." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. Photo from the Shorpy website

 

Dean Cornwell

 Telephone Men and Women at Work

New England Telephone Building mural study, circa 1947
Pencil on paper
39-3/4 x 48-1/2 inches (101.0 x 123.2 cm) study, circa 1947

 

 

Dean Cornwell (March 5, 1892 – December 4, 1960) 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.^[1] At the peak of his popularity he was nicknamed the "Dean of Illustrators".   

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