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Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972) was active/lived in New York.  Joseph Cornell is known for Assemblage-boxes, collage.

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Known as the reclusive surrealist of Utopia Parkway, Queens, Joseph Cornell did collages and box constructions in which images and objects convey an aura of mysterious innocence.  In his will, he left a foundation for making charitable grants from the sales of his art and returns on investments.

Cornell was born in Nyack, New York and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.  He lived primarily in New York City from 1929.  A collage album made by surrealist Max Ernst inspired Cornell to make his signature boxes, something he began in the early 1930s.  He had no training for these objects that were filled with items such as thimbles, bells, sequins, theatre mementoes, and other everyday objects, some of them from the 19th century.  The combinations challenged the viewers' imaginations because they had unusual juxtapositions and played visual tricks.  Titles include Multiple Cubes, Soapbubble Set and Night Ski   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7279 characters.]  Artist bio

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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