Penthesileia

Joseph Cornell American

ca. 1970

Not on view

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Title: Penthesileia
Artist: Joseph Cornell (American, Nyack, New York 1903–1972 Flushing, New York)
Date: ca. 1970
Medium: Cut and pasted printed papers and photographs with scratching, orange and yellow crayon, and matte paint on wood panel
Dimensions: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.8 cm)
Classifications: Works on Paper, Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 1983
Object Number: 1983.581.1
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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