Tombeau de Caroline von Gunderode (Caroline von Gunderode's Tomb)
Date1959
Maker
Joseph Cornell
American, 1903-1972
Label TextJoseph Cornell was an avatar of the collage aesthetic in American art, making not only his famous shadow boxes (some of which are on view in an adjacent gallery), but also a large body of two-dimensional collages. These works are compelling for their early use of a "jump-cut" montage technique which makes unlikely combinations of found materials, presaging much of the work that has since followed in contemporary art.
Object number96.84
Credit LineThe Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
DimensionsImage h.: 11 1/2 in.
Image w.: 8 1/2 in.
Frame h.: 14 in.
Frame w.: 11 in.
MediumCollage of paper, wood, glass, paper, and stain
Joseph Cornell
mid 20th century
Object number: 96.90
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