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Lot # 1008 Original vintage Thomas Cornell, American (1937-2012), Etching Titled: Sleeping Man Marked and Dated: A.P. 1964 Lower Middle Measures: 19 5/8" x 11 1/2" About: Thomas Browne Cornell (March 1, 1937 – December 7, 2012)[1] was an American artist. Cornell was known for empirical drawings and paintings. His work involved moral content concerning global, social, and environmental justice. He was the Richard E. Steele Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, until June 2012 when he formally retired. In 1960, Thomas Cornell became a professor of art at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1962, Cornell became a professor of visual art at Bowdoin College, where he taught until his death. He was a visiting professor at Princeton University in 1969–70. In 2001 Bowdoin College appointed Cornell the Richard E. Steele Professor of Visual Arts.