Joseph Cornell

Habitat Group for a Shooting Gallery
1943 (140 Kb); Construction, 15 1/2 x 11 1/8 x 4 1/4 in; Des Moines Art Center, Coffin Fine Arts

L'Egypte de Mlle Cleo de Merode, cours élémentaire d'histoire naturelle
1940 (150 Kb); Construction, 4 11/16 x 10 11/16 x 7 1/4 in; Collection Richard L. Feigen, New York

Joseph Cornell

(1903-72). American sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage.

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If youve read William Gibsons Count Zero, youll understand the mystique of such boxes. Thats how I came upon Cornell.