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Birds of a feather : Joseph Cornell's homage to Juan Gris

Title
Birds of a feather : Joseph Cornell's homage to Juan Gris / Mary Clare McKinley.
Author
McKinley, Mary Clare
Publication
  • New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2018]
  • New Haven ; London : Yale University Press

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Additional Authors
  • Cornell, Joseph.
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body, host institution.
  • Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, sponsoring body.
Description
93 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm
Summary
Joseph Cornell first viewed Cubist painter Juan Gris's The Man at the Café in October 1953. This visual encounter prompted Cornell to create more than a dozen hand-constructed shadow boxes as homages to Gris, each featuring a variation on a motif that echoes formal elements in Gris's painting. This unique book explores Cornell's deep fascination with Gris, uncovering within Cornell's work multiple allusions to Gris's crucial influence and investigating cross-currents such as the artists' shared interests in French culture and the ballet. Birds of a Feather yields a new perspective on Cornell's famed boxes while also shedding light on Gris's painting, establishing points of connection between two key figures of the avant-garde who lived a generation apart.
Subject
  • Cornell, Joseph > Exhibitions
  • Gris, Juan, 1887-1927. > Influence > Exhibitions
  • Cornell, Joseph
  • Cornell, Joseph 1903-1972
  • Gris, Juan 1887-1927
  • Collage
  • Hommage
  • 1900-1999
  • Avant-garde (Aesthetics) > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Rezeption
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Note
  • This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Birds of a Feather: Joseph Cornell's Homage to Juan Gris," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from January 23 through April 15, 2018.
  • At head of title: Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • Legacy
Contents
Foreword -- Cornell and Gris: birds of a feather -- Plates -- Catalogue of the Juan Gris series -- Exhibition checklist.
ISBN
  • 9781588396273
  • 1588396274
LCCN
2017048280
OCLC
  • on1006528402
  • SCSB-9172855
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library