Charles Corwin (New York, California, Illinois, 1858 - 1938) Oil on canvas painting of a girl walking through a stream. Signed lower left. Sight Size: 15.5 x 11.5 in. Overall Size: 20.5 x 16.75 in. A muralist, painter, and lithographer, Charles Corwin was born in Newburgh, New York, and most of his active career was in New York City, although he spent much time in Chicago where he taught at the Art Institute and was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists. He also was in Boston and in San Francisco in 1916.