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Sculpture
The Admiral's Game
Joseph Cornell, 1903 - 1972
Cornell, Joseph
United States
1903 - 1972
Male
12 x 18 x 4 in. (30.5 x 45.7 x 10.2 cm)
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Mixed media
Mixed media
ca. 1950
1945
1955
1900-2000, 20th century, sculpture, still lifes
Sculpture
Romantic and enigmatic, Joseph Cornell’s boxes are filled with fragments of found materials. In The Admiral’s Game, the parallel rods that hold a pair of white balls might suggest a playful arcade game or the timeless and profound idea of an all-powerful creator setting the planets in motion.
Cornell made his highly symbolic and mysterious creations at the home that he shared with his mother and brother in Queens, New York. While Cornell was reclusive and essentially an outsider in the art world, his work influenced many important American artists, including Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and Marcel Duchamp.
[Summer 2015]
1998.77
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Memorial Art Gallery
10/20/1999
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