Underwater Chirsmas tree

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Object Details

Creator

Shaw, Didi

Subject

Cornell, Joseph

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 collage : various media ; 29 x 23 cm.

Summary

Collage of a coral reef embellished with a monkey, the Mad Hatter, a bird, and other magazine clippings.
Written on verso: Didi Shaw.
Result of a school assignment after a class trip to see an exhibit of Joseph Cornell's collages at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Title derived from source, including inaccuracy.

Citation

Didi Shaw. Underwater Chirsmas tree, 1971. 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

1971

Record number

(DSI-AAA)8250

Type

Artworks

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Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Children's art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_8250