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Boxed: Joseph Cornell in the Hirshhorn Museum

Sand Fountain

Item

Title (Dublin Core)
Sand Fountain
Creator (Dublin Core)
Cornell, Joseph (American sculptor and filmmaker, 1903-1972)
Date (Dublin Core)
ca. 1955-1957
Identifier (Dublin Core)
66.978
Medium (Dublin Core)
Gesso, oil paint, photomechanical prints, sand, metallized glass, drinking glasses, nails (fasteners), glass (material)
Subject (Dublin Core)
Box making
Format (Dublin Core)
10 7/8 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. (27.6 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm)
Provenance (Dublin Core)
Jh Purchased From Streep, Jon N., New York 1961
Rights (Dublin Core)
Rights Unknown
Rights Holder (Dublin Core)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Type (Dublin Core)
Sculpture
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