Object Details
Creator
Cornell, Joseph
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
Place of publication, production, or execution
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description
Letter : 1 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm.
Summary
Letter from Cornell presenting Duchamp with a thaumatrope, a toy which consists of a small disk of paper or cardboard with images on both sides and string attached to the parallel edges so that it can be spun, creating an optical illusion.
Two envelopes accompany the letter, one very small and blue and one standard letter-sized.
Presumably the small envelope originally held the thaumatrope, which is no longer present although Cornell has made a crayon rubbing of it on the verso of the letter.
Two envelopes accompany the letter, one very small and blue and one standard letter-sized.
Presumably the small envelope originally held the thaumatrope, which is no longer present although Cornell has made a crayon rubbing of it on the verso of the letter.
Citation
Joseph Cornell. Joseph Cornell, Flushing, N.Y. letter to Marcel Duchamp, New York, N.Y., between 1955 and 1968. Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Date
between 1955 and 1968
Record number
(DSI-AAA)11778
Type
Correspondence
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Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Record ID
AAADCD_item_11778