Défense d’Afficher (Object) (Post No Bills)
1939
Artist, American, 1903 - 1972
Joseph Cornell
East Building Upper Level, Gallery 415-B
Artwork overview
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Medium
box construction (wood box, glass, velvet, cardboard, and photograph)
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Credit Line
Collection of Robert and Aimee Lehrman, Washington, D.C., in honor of Juliette Lehrman
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Dimensions
overall: 22.54 × 35.24 × 5.08 cm (8 7/8 × 13 7/8 × 2 in.)
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Accession Number
2023.124.5
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Donahue, Los Angeles; (Richard L Feigen & Co., New York); Denise and Andrew Saul, New York; private collection, New York; (Vivian Horan Fine Art, New York); purchased 26 January 1999 by Robert Lehrman, Washington, DC; gift 2023 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
verso: Joseph Cornell, “POST NO BILLS” 1939 ; also on verso: Annie St. Stel, dancer ca. 1885t