Joseph Cornell was unusual. He created, most famously, shadow boxes. He also made collages, film and Rorschach test-like splotches. Was he a Surrealist? Was he even an artist?
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All images courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum
Joseph Cornell was unusual. He created, most famously, shadow boxes. He also made collages, film and Rorschach test-like splotches. Was he a Surrealist? Was he even an artist?
All images courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum
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