Our Greatest Mother - Join!
Dublin Core
Title
Our Greatest Mother - Join!
Creator
Hicks, Cornelius Grover
Format
30 x 20 inches
Identifier
1176
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Biography
Cornelius Hicks was an American painter. Cornelius was born in Massachusetts and was the first child of Job and Marilla Hicks to reach adulthood. He was a student at Pratt Institute and had showed tremendous talent in the field of art. In the 1920s, he painted two posters for the American Red Cross. He illustrated for several magazines, including Collier's Weekly.
Cornelius married Verna Bauer (1906–1995) in 1927 but had no children. He died in 1930 of Tuberculosis at the age of 32. Some of his paintings were passed on to family members, and a few of his works are still owned by relatives of his.
Cornelius married Verna Bauer (1906–1995) in 1927 but had no children. He died in 1930 of Tuberculosis at the age of 32. Some of his paintings were passed on to family members, and a few of his works are still owned by relatives of his.
Category
WSPAC - Red Cross
Media
Poster
Media Details
Poster
Donor
Red Cross
Citation
Hicks, Cornelius Grover , “Our Greatest Mother - Join!,” Westport Public Schools Digital Collections, accessed December 1, 2023, https://collections.westportps.org/items/show/1262.
Item Relations
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