内容简介
OriginallypublishedtocelebratethecentennialofJosephCornellsbirth,thisbookprovidesafresh,multidimensionalperspectiveonthepioneeringmodernartist.Lavishlyillustratedwithoverseventy-fiveboxesandcollages,aswellasimagesofthefascinatingsourcematerialthattheartistcollectedtocreatehisexquisitelycraftedworlds,thebookcommunicatestothereaderthesenseofsurpriseanddelightthatoneexperiencesuponviewingtheactualboxeswiththeirtoys,stuffedbirds,maps,claypipes,marbles,shells,andotherparaphernaliaofdailylife.ThebooksessaysbringtogethertheexpertiseofLyndaRoscoeHartigan;thecompellingcommentaryofWalterHopps;thewide-rangingscholarshipofRichardVine;andthesensitivityofRobertLehrman,aleadingCornellcollectorwhosefirsthandexperiencelendsthispublicationitsdistinctiveintimacy.Amongthetopicsexploredistheroleofdualitiesintheartisticprocess,thedominantthemesofCornellsoeuvre,andtheimportanceofhisChristianSciencefaith.