Starfish

Joseph Cornell

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Caption

Joseph Cornell (American, 1903–1972). Starfish, 1954. Mixed media: wooden box covered with glass panes revealing contents consisting of objects, both natural and manmade, 10 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (25.7 x 20 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 71.17. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Starfish

Date

1954

Medium

Mixed media: wooden box covered with glass panes revealing contents consisting of objects, both natural and manmade

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

10 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (25.7 x 20 x 8.9 cm)

Signatures

Verso: "Joseph Cornell / 1954 "

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection

Accession Number

71.17

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