Cornish recruited artists such as the dancer Martha Graham, the painter Mark Tobey, and the musician John Cage, who were little known at the time but were destined to become major figures in twentieth century arts.
She created a school where students could experience the interrelatedness of the arts, including all branches of music, drama, the visual arts, and dance.
Cornish College of the Arts is (in 2006) one of only a handful of accredited colleges of visual and performing arts in the United States.
For college degrees in art, dance, design, music, performance production or theater, Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA is one of the nation's top visual and performing arts colleges, offering small class sizes and a vibrant urban campus.
The dogwood blossoms he carefully molded for the school reflect the Arts and Crafts movement of the era, a counterpoint to industrialization and mass-manufactured beauty.
A school pioneering ideas in the arts, and art education, in a geographical location considered to be frontier land by the rest of the world.
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