Coup d’Oeil (Bird’s-Eye View)

Joseph Cornell, Coup d'Oeil (Bird's-Eye View), ca. 1932, photomechanical reproductions on wood and paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Benton, 1978.95.3
Joseph Cornell, Coup d'Oeil (Bird's-Eye View), ca. 1932, photomechanical reproductions on wood and paper, 1 3⁄4 x 4 3⁄8 x 7⁄8 in. (4.5 x 11.2 x 2.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Benton, 1978.95.3

Artwork Details

Title
Coup d’Oeil (Bird’s-Eye View)
Artist
Date
ca. 1932
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 3⁄4 x 4 3⁄8 x 7⁄8 in. (4.5 x 11.2 x 2.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Benton
Mediums Description
photomechanical reproductions on wood and paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
Object Number
1978.95.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.95.3

Works by this artist (2 items)

John W. Perates, Icon of Saint Mark, ca. 1940, carved and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.259
Icon of Saint Mark
Artist
Dateca. 1940
carved and painted wood
On view
John W. Perates, Virgin and Child, ca. 1940, carved, painted and stained wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1996.26.2
Virgin and Child
Artist
Dateca. 1940
carved, painted and stained wood
On view

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