Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker. He was largely self-taught in his artistic efforts, and improvised his own original style incorporating cast-off and discarded artifacts. He lived most of his life in relative physical isolation, cared for his parents and his disabled brother at home, but remained aware of and in contact with other contemporary artists.

  • Title: Joseph Cornell
  • Popularity: 0.886
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1903-12-24
  • Place of Birth: Nyack, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Джозеф Корнелл
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Joseph Cornell Movies

  • 1991
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    Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

    Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

    1 1991 HD

    This is a 1991 documentary film about the legendary artist and filmmaker, Joseph Cornell, who made those magnificent and strange collage boxes. He...

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  • 2007
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    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    1 2007 HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

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  • 1978
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    Cornell, 1965

    Cornell, 1965

    1 1978 HD

    Lawrence Jordan's portrait of the reclusive artist Joseph Cornell.

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  • 1940
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    Vaudeville Deluxe

    Vaudeville Deluxe

    1 1940 HD

    In Vaudeville Deluxe, Cornell assembles footage of performers, like a man who balances in his mouth a frame that supports a seated woman. (Release...

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  • 2003
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    Three More by Cornell

    Three More by Cornell

    1 2003 HD

    "Cornell's editing has not been tampered with. It is sometimes minimal (the editing), sometimes extensive, always sensitive. I did not change it, as...

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  • 1936
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    Rose Hobart

    Rose Hobart

    5.384 1936 HD

    Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to...

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  • 1969
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    Children's Party

    Children's Party

    5.4 1969 HD

    Director Joseph Cornell evokes the nostalgia of childhood by filming a children's party.

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  • 1955
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    Centuries of June

    Centuries of June

    3.905 1955 HD

    Centuries of June, perhaps more than any Cornell film, is a naked attempt to capture the soul of a place and the mood of a disappearing moment.

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  • 1942
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    By Night with Torch and Spear

    By Night with Torch and Spear

    5.6 1942 HD

    Smoke, sparks and steam dance together in Cornell's found-footage collage. Backwards title cards (or an alien language, if you like) punctuate this...

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  • 1965
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    A Legend for Fountains

    A Legend for Fountains

    6 1965 HD

    A sombre day in the city. "A Legend for Fountains" is the 16-minute version, "A Fable for Fountains" the 6-minute version.

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  • 1957
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    Nymphlight

    Nymphlight

    5.5 1957 HD

    A short, avant-garde movie, starring twelve-year-old ballet student Gwen Thomas, Nymphlight is a lovely blend of fact and fiction, using Bryant Park...

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  • 1938
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    Carousel: Animal Opera

    Carousel: Animal Opera

    5.4 1938 HD

    Carousel - Animal Opera (c.1938), a visual symphony by artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell.

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  • 1955
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    Gnir Rednow

    Gnir Rednow

    5.7 1955 HD

    A film composed of the out-takes from Brakhage’s The Wonder Ring (1955), which Cornell had commissioned. There has been a long-standing...

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  • 1969
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    Cotillion

    Cotillion

    5.4 1969 HD

    "I have not changed the editing structure. I have made the films printable. They are the first known fully collaged films, i.e., films made from...

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  • 1969
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    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

    5.2 1969 HD

    A short film where circus performers entertain children.

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  • 1955
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    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (The Wool Collage)

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (The Wool Collage)

    1 1955 HD

    The contents consist mostly of found footage, similar to the repurposed imagery favored by Cornell in his other films. Edited with Cornell’s...

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  • 1957
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    Angel

    Angel

    5.5 1957 HD

    Short film of a statue of an angel by an ornamental pond on a summer's day.

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  • 1938
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    Jack's Dream

    Jack's Dream

    6.2 1938 HD

    A lucid dream turned nightmarish reality. A ship sinking into a world of fear. A short film that’s mostly puppetry by one of America's...

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  • 1938
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    The Children's Jury

    The Children's Jury

    5.8 1938 HD

    A montage of elephants, children, Native Americans, logging, a barnstormer, a blimp, people on and in the water, and a man who sings like a bird.

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  • 1955
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    The Aviary

    The Aviary

    4.7 1955 HD

    A collaboration between Joseph Cornell and Rudy Burckhardt, Aviary is an impression of Union Square. The location held a particular fascination for...

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  • 1938
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    Thimble Theater

    Thimble Theater

    7.5 1938 HD

    One of Joseph Cornell’s funniest films, Thimble Theater is structured like a vaudeville variety show about nature.

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  • 1940
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    New Newsreel

    New Newsreel

    1 1940 HD

    Rare film by Joseph Cornell. The same film as "The Children's Jury"

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  • 1936
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    Rose Hobart

    Rose Hobart

    5.384 1936 HD

    Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to...

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  • 1938
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    Bookstalls

    Bookstalls

    1 1938 HD

    A short made by Joseph Cornell in the late 1930s-- An ode to imagination, travel and literature. In true Cornellian fashion, the film borrows footage...

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  • 1957
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    Children

    Children

    1 1957 HD

    1957 B&W Joseph Cornell film

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  • 1928
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    Unreal Newsreels

    Unreal Newsreels

    1 1928 HD

    Joseph Cornell's original compilation from his own film collection is based on the low-budget slapstick cartoons produced in the 1920s and 1930s by...

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  • 1965
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    Flushing Meadows

    Flushing Meadows

    1 1965 HD

    Joseph Cornell's ode to the memory of his friend Joyce Hunter is a meditative series of scenes recorded at Flushing Cemetery in Queens, where Cornell...

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  • 1956
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    Mulberry Street

    Mulberry Street

    1 1956 HD

    Joseph Cornell shot footage on Mulberry Street with Rudolph Burckhardt and made this silent film. Burckhardt would make his own sound version, "What...

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  • 1956
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    Mulberry Street

    Mulberry Street

    1 1956 HD

    Joseph Cornell shot footage on Mulberry Street with Rudolph Burckhardt and made this silent film. Burckhardt would make his own sound version, "What...

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  • 1956
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    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street

    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street

    1 1956 HD

    Short film with sound by Rudy Burckhardt, assembled from the footage shot by Joseph Cornell for his own silent "Mulberry Street."

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  • 1957
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    Boys' Games

    Boys' Games

    1 1957 HD

    Joseph Cornell film from 1957, color.

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  • 1957
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    Cloches a travers les feuilles

    Cloches a travers les feuilles

    1 1957 HD

    Joseph Cornell film from 1957, color

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  • 1970
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    Cinderella's Dream

    Cinderella's Dream

    1 1970 HD

    Short film by Joseph Cornell, date unknown, color, silent

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  • 1954
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    Joanne, Union Square

    Joanne, Union Square

    1 1954 HD

    Joseph Cornell film from 1954, black & white.

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  • 1960
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    New York, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels

    New York, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

    5.2 1969 HD

    A short film where circus performers entertain children.

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  • 1969
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    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

    5.2 1969 HD

    A short film where circus performers entertain children.

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  • 1969
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    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

    5.2 1969 HD

    A short film where circus performers entertain children.

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  • 1955
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    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (Parade Floats Collage)

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (Parade Floats Collage)

    1 1955 HD

    An untitled Joseph Cornell film from the MOMA collection

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  • 1955
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    3 Screen Tests

    3 Screen Tests

    1 1955 HD

    3 screen tests by Joseph Cornell.

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  • 1958
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    Seraphina's Garden

    Seraphina's Garden

    1 1958 HD

    Joseph Cornell film with input from Rudolph Burckhardt. Also the title to one of Cornell's collages.

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