Cornell, Joseph. Video, c.1955–1963. wood, glass and found objects, Framed: 25 x 37 x 9.5 cm (9 13/16 x 14 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Overall: 24.8 x 36.9 x 9.2 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.). Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1964.143. Copyrighted undefined.

Video

c.1955–1963

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell (American, 1903–1972)

American Painting and Sculpture

Video, c.1955–1963. Joseph Cornell (American, 1903–1972). Wood, glass and found objects; framed: 25 x 37 x 9.5 cm (9 13/16 x 14 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.); overall: 24.8 x 36.9 x 9.2 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.143 © The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY The poet Charles Simic described Cornell's boxes as "dreams in which objects are renamed and invested with imaginary lives."

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Cornell, Joseph
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: wood, glass and found objects
Medium: wood, glass, found, objects
Dimensions: Framed: 25 x 37 x 9.5 cm (9 13/16 x 14 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Overall: 24.8 x 36.9 x 9.2 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signed on back (in reverse) lower left corner
Departments: American Painting and Sculpture
Accession Number: 1964.143
Credit Line: Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibitions: Year in Review (1964), Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum, CMA 1964: "Year in Review," CMA Bulletin, listed no. 155<br>CMA 1976: "Materials and Techniques of 20th Century Artists," cat. no. 8, reproduced p. 13
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined