Joesph Cornell

Joesph Cornell is an American Sculptor, born 1903 and died 1972 aged 69. He makes these nostalgic boxes which contain various objects, often relating to a theme. You can check out his website: http://www.josephcornellbox.com/. These an interesting page on the materials he uses: http://www.josephcornellbox.com/materials2.htm
acessed: 22.03.10

Homage to the Romantic Ballet 1942

Box construction; 4 x 9.94 x 6.75 in.(10.2 x 25.3 x 17.1 cm)

The Lindy and Edwin Bergman Joseph Cornell Collection,

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.1854©

The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY