Object Notes

1976.73.FA, Joseph Cornell, Grand Hotel de la Boule d'Or, early 1950s, wood, paint, newsprint, and glass


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
With his "shadow boxes," simple box constructions containing such objects as seashells, bottles, cordial glasses, driftwood, maps, photographs, and surrealist-inspired collages, the reclusive and reticent Joseph Cornell created a private w