[Homage to Joseph Cornell], 1992

Item — Box: 161

Identifier: CC-43507-45579

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Trasobares covered the cedar box with a wire lid that that opens like a gate to the nostalgic garden of Cornell's collage, "For Josephine," that is printed on the cover of the book, Joseph Cornell: Gifts of Desire by Dickran Tashjian. When the book is removed, the open gate reveals Cornell in his garden in Flushing, New York. In a direct reference to Cornell's assemblages, Trasobares selected an array of evocative objects for display in the box's small compartments." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

Creation: 1992

Creator

Trasobares, César E., 1949- (Artist, Person)
Tashjian, Dickran, 1940- (Author, Person)
Baltar, Luis (Woodcutter, Person)

Extent

1 item (1 book object) : 1 hard cover book (144 pages) in box (cedar) + sliding cover (wire, tinted gesso, photocopied print, perforated) + box contents (Christmas ornament, plastic cube, feathers, coral rock) ; 24.9 x 19.8 x 1.2 cm (book), 26.8 x 21.7 x 5.3 cm (box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Location

office

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Materials Specific Details

General: Untitled work. Title provided by artist. Published: Miami Beach, Florida : Grassfield Press. Signed by: Cesar Trasabares (l.r.- verso box). Nationality of creator: Cuban. Copies: About 30 total copies. About 7 number copy.