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Dean Cornwell (1892-1960)
Lot 138

Dean Cornwell (1892-1960)

They've Got the Guts, Back 'Em Up With More Metal

Fermé25 September 2008

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Dean Cornwell (1892-1960)
They've Got the Guts, Back 'Em Up With More Metal
signed 'Dean/Corn/well' (lower right)--signed again and dated 'From Dean Cornwell 33 W 67th N.Y.C.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
34 x 46 in. (86.4 x 116.8 cm.)

The artist.
Gibson Milton Crockett, gift from the above.
By descent to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

The present painting was created by the artist for a poster with the inscription, "They've got the guts, give 'em more firepower." This poster was published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1943, in order to promote increased metal production for the U.S. Army.