Gruyere, that is, as in this artwork titled Bel Echo Gruyere.Self-taught artist Joseph Cornell was one of the originators of assemblage, or joining together unlikely objects.
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Gruyere, that is, as in this artwork titled Bel Echo Gruyere.Self-taught artist Joseph Cornell was one of the originators of assemblage, or joining together unlikely objects.
The box shown here includes shredded paper, cord, and cut-outs from maps and engravings. What does it all mean?
Listen to curator Lynda Hartigan reveal some of its mysteries.
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Pictured: Joseph Cornell, 1903–72, Bel Echo Gruyere, about 1939, painted wood box with foil-covered paperboard bellows, shredded paper, cut-outs from maps and engravings, and cord, 3 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.