This is called "For Emily Dickinson" by the artist Joseph Cornell and it is on display at the Walker Arts Center. It was made in 1965 in America and is made with:Joseph Cornell was born on December 1st in 1903 in Nyack, NY and dies on December 29th, 1972. He was most known for his constructions, poetry, and experimental films.
I'm questioning this piece not because I don't like it or don't understand the image, but why it is called contemporary art. The artist was alive for the beginning of contemporary art that is popular today, but this piece seems like a photomontage at first glance, so I was questioning why it was in a place like the Walker Art Center.
But I think the answer is that this doesnt look like the contemporary art style but after i did some research i found that the artist used a lot more tools to make this than a photomontage. So this piece almost seems like more of a construction than a photograph.
Work Cited:
http://artsconnected.org/resource/81402/3/for-emily-dickinson
Interesting question, Megan. Cornell used different media (photo collage, assemblage, experimental film...) than many of the artists working in the same time period, and I agree that this photomontage does not resemble much of the Modernist work. I would be interested in hearing about some of Cornell's other media that you discovered...
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