Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow)

1972

Joseph Cornell

Associated Names
Joseph Cornell

Artist, American, 1903 - 1972

Styria Studio

Printer

Brooke Alexander, Inc.

Publisher

The image shows various geometric shapes, such as a conical form in the front and several cubes below it. The background has a gradient from blue to dark green. There is a large circle resembling a sun or moon. On the ground, there are smaller cubes next to a Rubik's cube-like structure. At the top, there is an inset rectangular image with celestial elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.83 × 27.78 cm (14 1/2 × 10 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.53 × 39.37 cm (19 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.92.10

  • Portfolio Title

    Prints for Phoenix House

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

acquired 1982 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 15/125; lower right in graphite: Joseph Cornell

Markings

embossed: Styria Studio, Ltd.

Wikidata ID

Q74038955

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