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Maker(s):Cornell, Joseph
Culture:American (1903-1972)
Title:The Moon
Date Made:1964
Type:Collage
Materials:Mixed media; paint on masonite and other materials
Place Made:North America; United States; New York; New York
Measurements:Frame: 12 3/16 in x 15 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 31 cm x 38.7 cm x 4.4 cm; Sight: 8 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 21.6 cm x 29.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: back, lwr. ctr. (blue ink): Joseph Cornell. LABEL: back, frame, upp. r. (black with raised white letters): JCW 17; INSCRIPTION: back, circ. outer edge (black ink): [illeg] it [illeg] elusive, [illeg] difficult __ / infinity m[illeg] [illeg] of “time lapse” – letter give (?) [illeg] by the / [illeg] Cassiopea – and rises (?) [illeg] its clearing [illeg] / “back stage” too significant to let the 9” without attempt at
Accession Number:  MH 2002.15.5
Credit Line:Gift of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Cracked and chalky painted surface with a blue circle with yellow and white details on a pale white and blue background. Framed in a wooden frame with green painted sides and gilded inner edge with a linen liner and white wood fillet. Back has a mottled blue backing board with grid of yellow chalk lines and masking tape covering the edges. A brown paper label with text “THE MOON” is mounted at center, and a second is at right, rotated 90 degrees. Below each is a black and white image of a boy with a hat and dark clothing. A paper label is affixed at lower center, with printed text “(1811)”. Two fragments of French text are affixed at lower right and left.

Tags:
moons; collages

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