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Untitled (Large Owl) by Joseph Cornell

Untitled (Large Owl)

Joseph Cornell · 1943

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Artist
Joseph Cornell
Date
1943
Medium
box construction
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
57.8 × 35 × 15.9 cm (22 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.)
Collection
Modern Art
Culture
United States
Credit line
Lindy and Edwin Bergman Joseph Cornell Collection in honor of Betty and John Benton
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