Joseph Cornell : shadowplay, eterniday / essays, Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, Richard Vine, and Robert Lehrman ; commentary, Walter Hopps.

Title: 
Joseph Cornell : shadowplay, eterniday / essays, Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, Richard Vine, and Robert Lehrman ; commentary, Walter Hopps.

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Publisher: 
New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2003.
Description: 
256 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Other Authors: 
Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe.
Vine, Richard.
Lehrman, Robert, 1951-
Hopps, Walter.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Cornell, Joseph Criticism and interpretation.
Cornell, Joseph Catalogs.
Bib ID: 
76489
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
N6537.C66.J83s
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Variant Title: 
Shadowplay, eterniday
DVD title: Magical worlds of Joseph Cornell
Notes: 
"Joseph Cornell: Shadowplay ... Eterniday was published in recognition of the centennial of the birth of Joseph Cornell"--T.p. verso.
Shadow-box constructions and collages, some of which include glass.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-244) and index.
System requirements for DVD-ROM: QuickTime 5.0.2 or higher. DVD-ROM drive, with Windows 98 ME, 2000 Professional, or XP, or Mac OS 8.6+, 9, or OS X in classic mode. 800 x 600 pixels, 128 MB RAM, 200 MB free disk space.
Contents: 
Preface / Robert Lehrman --
Acknowledgments / Robert Lehrman --
Joseph Cornell's dance with duality / Lynda Roscoe Hartigan --
Eterniday : Cornell's Christian Science "metaphysique" / Richard Vine --
Selected works / section introductions by Lynda Roscoe Hartigan ; commentary by Walter Hopps --
Early collages --
Early objects --
Soap bubble sets --
Chests and cabinets --
Ballet variants --
Medici slot machines --
Habitats --
Aviaries --
Dovecotes --
Hotels and observatories --
Celestial navigation variants --
Sand trays and sand fountains --
Late collages --
Living with Cornell : a collector's view / Robert Lehrman --
Snapshot of an artist's life / Lynda Roscoe Hartigan --
An annotated Cornell library / Lynda Roscoe Hartigan --
Catalogue of the plates.
ISBN: 
0500976287