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Date1966
Label TextCornell was a reclusive artist who used a surrealist approach, making box constructions and collages. His work often used humble found objects, like scraps of wood and coins, as well as images of Hollywood personalities. This collage features a magazine picture of the actress Christine Kaufmann. (Kaufmann appeared in movies including Constantine and the Cross and Escape from East Berlin, and was married to actor Tony Curtis from 1963-1967.) Here, Cornell plays with the dividing line between illusion and reality, adding a collaged coin to act as the pendant of Kaufmann's necklace.
Object number96.85
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "First Person Singular" May 31, 2001 - March 17, 2002 (5/31/2001 - 3/17/2002) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Musem, "Mechanical Bride", March 8, 2014- August 10, 2014.
Credit LineThe Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
DimensionsImage h.: 11 7/16 in. Image w.: 8 1/2 in. Frame h.: 13 7/8 in. Frame w.: 11 1/16 in.
MediumCollage of wood, stain, glass, paper, and coin
Dead or Alive
1997
Object number: 98.29
Bracelet with American eagle design
ca. 1900
Object number: 74.35
Bracelet, American eagle design
ca. 1900
Object number: 74.36
Figure for Esu
Object number: 81.17.597
Photo: Paul Macapia
Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.130
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Melanesian
20th century
Object number: 68.148
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Korean
18th century
Object number: 36.80
Canoe Prow Ornament (Musumusu)
Melanesian
prior to 1897
Object number: 67.57
Photo: Susan Cole
Shaker
ca. 1830
Object number: 2000.47