Untitled (Joseph Cornell’s mother holding sister Elizabeth [Betty])

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Joseph Cornell's mother holding sister Elizabeth [Betty]), n.d., collage, 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 1991.155.322

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (Joseph Cornell’s mother holding sister Elizabeth [Betty])
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
Mediums Description
collage
Subjects
  • Figure group — family — mother and child
  • Portrait female — Cornell, Elizabeth
Object Number
1991.155.322
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1991.155.322

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Carl Van Vechten, Richard Wright, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1939, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.164, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Richard Wright, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1939, printed 1983
photogravure
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Carl Van Vechten, James Baldwin, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1955, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.159, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
James Baldwin, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1955, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Ethel Waters, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1932, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.145, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Ethel Waters, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black…
Artist
Date1932, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Bessie Smith, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1936, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.143, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Bessie Smith, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black…
Artist
Date1936, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view

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