Joseph Cornell was an American visual artist and filmmaker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker. He was largely self-taught in his artistic efforts, and improvised his own original style incorporating cast-off and discarded artifacts. He lived most of his life in relative physical isolation, caring for his mother and his disabled brother at home, but remained aware of and in contact with other contemporary artists.
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Works in Collection
19 works
Allegory of Innocence
Joseph Cornell
1956
Bear with Angel
Joseph Cornell
1953
Central Park Carrousel, in Memoriam
Joseph Cornell
1950
Constellation (Poem and collage for a Christmas card)
Joseph Cornell
1953
Constellation (Project for a Christmas card)
Joseph Cornell
1953
Object "Beehive"
Joseph Cornell
1934
Object (Roses des vents)
Joseph Cornell
1942-53
Portrait of the Artist's Daughter by Vigée-Lebrun
Joseph Cornell
c. 1960
Taglioni's Jewel Casket
Joseph Cornell
1940
Untitled
Joseph Cornell
c. 1932
Untitled
Joseph Cornell
1933
Untitled
Joseph Cornell
c. 1932
Untitled (Bébé Marie)
Joseph Cornell
early 1940s
Untitled (Derby Hat) from Prints for Phoenix House
Joseph Cornell
1972
Untitled (Home, Poor Heart)
Joseph Cornell
c. 1962
Untitled (Hotel du Nord) from Prints for Phoenix House
Joseph Cornell
1972
Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) from Prints for Phoenix ...
Joseph Cornell
1972
Untitled (Landscape with Figure) from Prints for Phoenix ...
Joseph Cornell
1972
Untitled (Teapot/Grand Hotel Couronne & Poste)
Joseph Cornell
c. 1965
Exhibitions
22 exhibitionsDec 07, 1936 – Jan 17, 1937
Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
179 artists · 1 curator
Dec 09, 1942 – Jan 24, 1943
Twentieth Century Portraits
159 artists · 1 curator
Nov 28, 1945 – Feb 03, 1946
Portraits of Ondine: Dance and Theatre Design
6 artists
Sep 21, 1948 – Dec 05, 1948
Collage
39 artists · 1 curator
Feb 13, 1951 – May 13, 1951
Recent Acquisitions
14 artists · 1 curator
Nov 30, 1955 – Feb 22, 1956
Recent Acquisitions
44 artists
Feb 01, 1961 – Mar 04, 1961
Painting and Sculpture from the James Thrall Soby Collection
37 artists
Oct 04, 1961 – Nov 12, 1961
The Art of Assemblage
144 artists · 1 curator
May 11, 1965 – Jul 25, 1965
American Collages
14 artists · 1 curator
Nov 22, 1966 – Feb 06, 1967
Art in the Mirror
30 artists · 1 curator
Mar 27, 1968 – Jun 09, 1968
Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage
94 artists · 1 curator
Jul 28, 1971 – Nov 01, 1971
Ways of Looking
132 artists · 1 curator
Jul 11, 1973 – Sep 11, 1973
Collage and the Photo-Image
40 artists · 5 curators
Mar 28, 1974 – Apr 28, 1974
Recent Acquisition: Painting and Sculpture
4 artists · 1 curator
Sep 26, 1977 – Nov 28, 1977
Dream/Reality/Dream
33 artists · 1 curator
Jul 10, 1978 – Sep 05, 1978
Selections from the Art Lending Service
26 artists
Nov 20, 1978 – Feb 19, 1979
Gold
29 artists
Nov 17, 1980 – Jan 20, 1981
Joseph Cornell
1 artist · 1 curator
Mar 19, 1981 – Jun 02, 1981
Recent Acquisitions: Drawings
65 artists · 1 curator
Oct 26, 1983 – Jan 03, 1984
The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art
81 artists · 1 curator
Jun 25, 1987 – Oct 13, 1987
Drawing since 1940
58 artists · 1 curator
Nov 03, 1988 – Feb 28, 1989
Collage: Selections from the Permanent Collection
42 artists · 2 curators