Children's Stories and 'Child-Time' in the Works of Joseph Cornell and the Transatlantic Avant-Garde (Paperback)

Focusing on his evocative and profound references to children and their stories, Children's Stories and 'Child-Time' in the Works of Joseph Cornell and the Transatlantic Avant-Garde studies the relationship between the artist's work on childhood and his search for a transfigured concept of time. This study also situates Cornell and his art in the broader context of the transatlantic avant-garde of the 1930s and 40s. Analisa Leppanen-Guerra explores the children's stories that Cornell perceived as fundamental in order to unpack the dense network of associations in his under-studied multimedia works. Moving away from the usual focus on his box constructions, the author directs her attention to Cornell's film and theater scenarios, 'explorations', 'dossiers', and book-objects. One highlight of this study is a work that may well be the first artist's book of its kind, and has only been exhibited twice: Untitled (Journal d'Agriculture Pratique), presented as Cornell's enigmatic tribute to Lewis Carroll's Alice books.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Surrealism
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2011
Authors:	Analisa Leppanen-Guerra
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-27010-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Children's literature studies
LSN:	1-138-27010-5
Barcode:	9781138270107

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