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Untitled (Sand Box)

A work made of glass-paned, painted wood box with black sand, metal ring, and ball bearings.
© The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York

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  • A work made of glass-paned, painted wood box with black sand, metal ring, and ball bearings.

Date:

c. 1944

Artist:

Joseph Cornell
American, 1903–1972

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Joseph Cornell

Title

Untitled (Sand Box)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date

c. 1944

Medium

Glass-paned, painted wood box with black sand, metal ring, and ball bearings

Dimensions

26 × 18.1 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.); Glass top within frame is: 23.2 × 15.2 × 4.8 cm (9 1/8 × 6 × 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank B. Hubachek

Reference Number

1951.201

Copyright

© The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York

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