Cornelius Hicks

Cornelius Grover Hicks (February 9, 1898 – September 13, 1930) was an American painter.

Biography
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.

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 at his parents' home in Holyoke. He was buried in Forestdale Cemetery. Some of his paintings were passed on to family members, and a few of his works are still owned by relatives of his.