About This Artwork

Joseph Cornell
American, 1903–1972

Untitled (Large Owl), c. 1948

Box construction
22 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Lindy and Edwin Bergman Joseph Cornell Collection in honor of Betty and John Benton, 1982.1839

Art © The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Chicago, Joseph Cornell, 1980-82, traveled to London, Düsseldorf, Florence, Paris, and New York, exh. cat., no. S-26, as Owl.

Publication History

Alan G. Artner, “New at the Art Institute: Cornell Constructions, Contemporary Works,” Chicago Tribune, June 26, 1983, sec. 12, p. 16 (ill.), as Owl Box.

Ownership History

Elizabeth Cornell Benton, Westhampton, New York; sold to Lindy and Edwin Bergman, Chicago, 1975; on loan to the Art Institute, 1976-82; given to the Art Institute, 1982.