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Mathematics in Nature, Circe and Her Lovers
Image Not Available for Mathematics in Nature, Circe and Her Lovers

Mathematics in Nature, Circe and Her Lovers

Dateca. 1959
Maker Joseph Cornell American, 1903-1972
Object number77.22
Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Modern Art, N.Y.C., Nov. 12, 1980 - Jan. 20, 1981 (11/12/80-01/20/81), Whitechapel Gallery, London (03--2/81-04/12/81), Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, (05/04/81-06/14/81), Palazzo Pitti, Florence (07/06-81-09/13/81), Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (10/12/81-12/6/81), Art Institute of Chicago (01/12/82-03/21/82) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "International Abstraction: Making Painting Real", May 2, 2003 - February 29, 2004Published References"ACA Gallery, New York exhibit," in ARTNEWS, vol. 76, (December 1977), p. 133 McShine, Kynaston. "Joseph Cornell." Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1980, catalogue illustration #226 Elovich, Richard. "London and New York: Joseph Cornell Retrospective," in The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 123, No. 937, Apr. 1981, p. 249, illus. p. 50, fig. 92
Credit LineContemporary Art Acquisition Fund
Dimensions8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (21 x 28.6 cm) Overall h.: 12 1/2 in. Overall w.: 15 1/2 in.
MediumCollage of oil on Masonite and glass
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