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Joseph Cornell, "Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them , ca. 1957-1958, mixed media: painted and stained wood, glass, shells, driftwood, and paper, assembled, glued, and nailed, 17 3⁄8 x 12 7⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (44.2 x 32.7 x 8.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.71
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Artwork Details
- Title
- “Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.” – Carl Schurz, Address, Faneuil Hall, Boston, April 18, 1859. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1957-1958
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 17 3⁄8 x 12 7⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (44.2 x 32.7 x 8.9 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums Description
- mixed media: painted and stained wood, glass, shells, driftwood, and paper, assembled, glued, and nailed
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Mythology — classical — Auriga
- Animal — sheep
- Landscape — celestial — star
- Figure male
- Object Number
- 1984.124.71