July 31, 2008

A Joseph Cornell Kind of Day

At odd times I find myself missing the Joseph Cornell study room I used to wander around in at the museum's print storage area. It was dim in there, chalk full of drawers holding bits of feathers, bones, scraps of paper, really a giant nest of foundlings. I was reading a random blog and came across this box:


and this achingly beautiful portrait of Cornell by Duane Michals:



PS: What is your favorite Cornell piece?

3 comments:

Amanda said...
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Amanda said...

Of what little I've seen so far, my favorite is "Paul and Virginia." You can find it here: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cornell/

Unknown said...

ah yes, that is so lovely. thank you for sharing.