O'ertowering Babel

1970

Joseph Cornell

Associated Names
Joseph Cornell

Artist, American, 1903 - 1972

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, Keswick, Virginia, 1972; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

Inscriptions

lower right verso in black ink: Joseph Cornell: upper center verso in graphite: "Tower of B."; upper right verso in graphite: fixed [underlined]; left verso edge in graphite: Voice on phone 9:45 AM 4-14-70

Markings

typed center verso on adhered label: O'ertowering / Babel.

Wikidata ID

Q64591126

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