Artwork of the Day: Cosmopolitan (by Bradshaw Crandell)


by Bradshaw Crandell

This is from 1938.  The artwork was done by Bradshaw Crandell, who did several covers for Cosmopolitan and who was one of the few artists of the era to actually get to sign their own work.  On this cover, you can find his signature right underneath the hands holding the gun.

There’s nothing more romantic than learning how to shoot together.

The Cosmopolitan Covers of Bradshaw Crandell


Bradshaw Crandell, who was known as the “artist of the stars” because of the many portraits he did of contemporary stars, was born in Glen Falls, New York and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Though Crandell is best known for his portrait work, Crandell also did several covers for Cosmopolitan Magazine in the 30s and 40s.  Here are just a few of them:

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