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Birds of a feather : Joseph Cornell's homage to Juan Gris

McKinley, Mary Clare, author, Cornell, Joseph, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body, host institution, Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, sponsoring body

Overview

Joseph Cornell first viewed Cubist painter Juan Gris's The Man at the Cafâe in October 1953. This visual encounter prompted Cornell to create more than a dozen hand-constructed shadow boxes as homages to Gris, each featuring a variation on a motif that echoes formal elements in Gris's painting. This unique book explores Cornell's deep fascination with Gris, uncovering within Cornell's work multiple allusions to Gris's crucial influence and investigating cross-currents such as the artists' shared interests in French culture and the ballet. Birds of a Feather yields a new perspective on Cornell's famed boxes while also shedding light on Gris's painting, establishing points of connection between two key figures of the avant-garde who lived a generation apart.

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Yale University Press
• Subject: Cornell, Joseph Exhibitions. / Gris, Juan, 1887-1927. Influence Exhibitions. / Avant-garde (Aesthetics) History 20th century Exhibitions.
• ISBN: 9781588396273

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N6537.C66 A4 2018	1	BOOK	ARTS