Joseph Cornell: Gifts of Desire
by Tashjian, Dickran
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG but art museum ex-lib. copy with a few discreet marks. None to spine or text.
- ISBN 10
- 0962851426
- ISBN 13
- 9780962851421
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Miami Beach, Florida: Grassfield Press, 1992. Hardcover. VG but art museum ex-lib. copy with a few discreet marks. None to spine or text.. Blue & illus. boards. 144 pp. 22 bw, 26 color plates. "Provides a fresh analysis of Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) by focusing on works that were conceived as gifts to ballerinas, actresses, poets, and historic figures." (preface) Chapters are titled The Act of Giving: "The Spirit in Which the Gift is Rich"; Early Gifts from an Enchanted Wanderer; Cornell's "Inspired By-paths of Romance": Marianne Moore and Emily Dickinson; Mad King Ludwig; Mad About the Ballet; and Penny Arcade Portrait of Lauren Bacall. Includes a two-page bibliography. Wonderful illustrations.
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- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 7846
- Title
- Joseph Cornell: Gifts of Desire
- Author
- Tashjian, Dickran
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG but art museum ex-lib. copy with a few discreet marks. None to spine or text.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0962851426
- ISBN 13
- 9780962851421
- Publisher
- Grassfield Press
- Place of Publication
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- American Artists; 20th Century; Joseph Cornell; Mixed Media ; Cornell, Joseph ; 20th Century ; Joseph Cornell
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