Joseph Cornell by Diane Waldman

Joseph Cornell by Diane Waldman

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Summary

Joseph Cornell created a "poetic theatre of memory" from his fantasies. This volume probes Cornell's imagery in his earliest Surrealist-inspired collages of the 1930s, his box constructions of the 1940s and 1950s, his experimental films, and his final collages in his last years.

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Joseph Cornell by Diane Waldman

Out of the fantasies that enriched an often reclusive life, the enigmatic American artist Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) created a world of enchantment with his famed shadow boxes and collages. Using common objects like glasses, marbles, and mirrors, Cornell's work evokes the strangeness of the familiar and the odd familiarity of the strange.Respected art historian and friend of the artist Diane Waldman probes the elusive imagery that marks Cornell's work. Interviews with Cornell and his family and access to the artist's papers inform her text. This richly illustrated book, now available in paperback, is one of the few to cover his entire career.
Diane Waldman, a distinguished art historian and Cornell expert, was the Deputy Director and Senior Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
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ISBN 13 9780810992528
ISBN 10 0810992523
Title Joseph Cornell
Author Diane Waldman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Abrams
Year published 2006-04-01
Number of pages 152
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.