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Joseph Cornell (1903‑1972) was a self‑taught American artist celebrated for his unique horror‑and‑wonder shadow boxes that combined found objects, books, and silent‑film imagery. Solomon’s decade‑long study reveals Cornell as a profoundly serious creator whose work resonated with key avant‑garde figures, from Marcel Duchamp and Willem de Kooning to Andy Warhol. His diaries, as fragmentary as the boxes themselves, offer a candid peek into his extraordinary inner life and the relationships that shaped his artistic vision.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Deborah Solomon
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