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
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.
exponents of assemblage.
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If you’ve read William Gibson’s Count Zero, you’ll understand the mystique of such boxes. That’s how I came upon Cornell.