Background
Cornelius was born in Massachusetts and was the first child of Job and Marilla Hicks to reach adulthood.
Cornelius was born in Massachusetts and was the first child of Job and Marilla Hicks to reach adulthood.
Pratt Institute.
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.
Personal life
Cornelius married Verna Bauer (1906–1995) in 1927 but had no children.
He died in 1930 of Tuberculosis at the age of 32.