Joseph Cornell by Kynaston McShine - 1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1980-11. Paperback. Very Good. 0.7000 in x 10.9000 in x 8.4000 in.

Museum of Modern Art. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Museum of Modern Art. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Museum of Modern Art. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Museum of Modern Art, New York. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Museum of Modern Art, New York. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Brand: Museum of Modern Art, New York, 0000-00-00. F First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fine, no markings, slightest of edge wear - looks about new. . Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1980.

New York: Museum of Modern Art. Fine copy. 1980. 1st. softcover. 4to, 296 pp., With essays by Dawn Ades, Carter Ratcliff, P. Adams Sitney & Lynda Roscoe Hartigan .

Museum of Modern Art, 1980. Illustrated. Trade paperback. Very Good. Joseph Cornell remains one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. This work provides an insight into the artist's remarkable inner world: a universe populated with empty cages, mirrors, clay pipes, postage stamps, marbles, thimbles and paper scraps, Cornell collected in his basement repository and fashioned into self-contained constructions, montages, collages and films. The artist's relationship to both American and European Romanticism, his involvement with the Surrealist movement, the peculiar mechanics of his work, and a glimpse at his cinematic explorations are accompanied by an illuminating biography and numerous illustrations. This survey brings to life the work of a brilliant artist whose imaginative re-ordering of the world's chaos is still as inspirational as ever. Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American visual artist… Read More