joseph cornell

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Definition of joseph cornell in English English dictionary

(1903-1972) U.S. artist who primarily created shadow boxes using fragments of precious items

born Dec. 24, 1903, Nyack, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 29, 1972, New York, N.Y. U.S. assemblage artist. He had no formal artistic training. In the 1930s and '40s he was associated with the Surrealists in New York City (see Surrealism). He was an originator of the assemblage; his most distinctive works were "boxes," usually with glass fronts, containing objects and pieces of collage arranged in elegant but enigmatic compositions. Recurrent motifs include astronomy, music, birds, seashells, glamour photographs, and souvenirs of travel. His appeal rested on the Surrealist technique of irrational juxtaposition and on nostalgia

Hyphenation

Jo·seph Cor·nell

Turkish pronunciation

cōsıf kôrnel

Pronunciation

/ˈʤōsəf kôrˈnel/ /ˈʤoʊsəf kɔːrˈnɛl/