Bel Echo Gruyère

Joseph Cornell, Bel Echo Gruyere, ca. 1939, painted wood box with foil-covered paperboard bellows, shredded paper, cut-outs from maps and engravings, and cord, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 1985.64.42A-B
Copied Joseph Cornell, Bel Echo Gruyere, ca. 1939, painted wood box with foil-covered paperboard bellows, shredded paper, cut-outs from maps and engravings, and cord, overall closed: 3 587 34 in. (9.219.7 cm.) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 1985.64.42A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Bel Echo Gruyère
Date
ca. 1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall closed: 3 587 34 in. (9.219.7 cm.) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
Mediums Description
painted wood box with foil-covered paperboard bellows, shredded paper, cut-outs from maps and engravings, and cord
Keywords
  • Animal — cattle
  • Modern art movement — assemblage — box
  • Object — written matter — map
Object Number
1985.64.42A-B