Smithsonian American Art Museum
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
December 23, 1973 – June 2, 1974
Visit a birthday exhibition - Cornell was born on Christmas Eve - of works rarely or never shown, including 4 collages, 1 silk-screen print, and 20 assemblage sculptures (or box constructions). The latter are peopled with Renaissance figures and also include charts, china dolls, bits of games and butterfly wings.
