id:			140140
accession number:	1964.143
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.143
updated:		2023-08-24 11:35:31.629000

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

title:				Video
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creation date:			c.1955–1963
creation date earliest:		1955
creation date latest:		1963
current location:		
creditline:			Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art
copyright:			©  The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	wood, glass and found objects
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Joseph Cornell (American, 1903–1972)  - artist

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measurements: 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.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed on back (in reverse) lower left corner
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1964)
	opening date:   1964-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1964)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).

	title:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* 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

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
The poet Charles Simic described Cornell's boxes as "dreams in which objects are renamed and invested with imaginary lives."

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wall description:
Cornell devoted much of his life to assembling glass-fronted boxes of objects and printed material that he found or acquired from second-hand shops and bookstores. By virtue of their unexpected juxtapositions, the artist’s arrangements generate poetic associations. In this example, the cork balls, metal ring, black disk, and constellation diagram evoke the structure and mysteries of the universe. The meaning behind the title of the work remains elusive, perhaps as Cornell intended.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 201
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n225

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 201
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n225

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 252
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n272

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