Ray Johnson letter to Joseph Cornell
Object Details
- Creator
- Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995
- Cornell, Joseph
- Subject
- Cornell, Joseph
- Johnson, Ray
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- Letter : 1 p. : typescript ; 22 x 14 cm.
- Summary
- Johnson mentions going to see Cornell's "beautiful ICE at the Modern Museum." He outlines three of his hates and describes a few of his artworks to Cornell.
The letter is illustrated with a drawing of a beret and has a stitched label attached, with the note "this was removed with a pair of scissors from Ocean Wilson's beret." - Citation
- Ray Johnson. Ray Johnson letter to Joseph Cornell, 1966 November 25. Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- © The Ray Johnson Estate at Richard L. Feigen & Co.
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1966 November 25
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)8101
- Type
- Correspondence
- See more items in
- Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Exhibitions
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_8101
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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