Joseph Cornell letters : Flushing (N.Y.), to Charles Henri Ford, 1938-1957.

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Joseph Cornell letters : Flushing (N.Y.), to Charles Henri Ford, 1938-1957.

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Letters to the poet Charles Henri Ford include significant discussion of work in progress, literary and musical interests, and collaborative projects for the journal View, edited by Ford. Cornell mentions work on montages, objects, shadow boxes and experimental montage films, and discusses in some detail his illustrations for Ford's poetry. Cornell suggests the influence of Max Ernst on his montages while disclaiming any interest in the "black magic" of Andre Breton and Salvador Dali, and expressing admiration for Carmen Miranda. There are frequent references to Ford's friend Pavel Tchelitchew, and one letter is addressed to him. Several of the letters include pasted-on materials. In chronological order.

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Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957

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Russian-born painter, set designer, and costume designer, Pavel Tchelitchew emigrated in 1920. He lived in Berlin (1921-23) and Paris (1923-34) before moving to New York, where he lived with his partner Charles Henri Ford. He became a United States citizen in 1952 and died in Grottaferrata, Italy in 1957. Tchelitchew's early painting was abstract in style, described as Constructivist and Futurist and influenced by his study with Aleksandra Ekster in Kiev. After emigrating to Paris ...

Cornell, Joseph

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American artist. From the description of Joseph Cornell letters : Flushing (N.Y.), to Charles Henri Ford, 1938-1957. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 123429522 Assemblage artist. Born 1903, died 1972. From the description of Joseph Cornell letters to Muriel Streeter Schwartz, 1957-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118594 Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was an assemblagist, collagist, and filmmaker from Flushing, N.Y. ...

Ford, Charles Henri

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Charles Henri Ford (1913- ), writer, editor, and poet, is best known for his collections of surrealist poetry and for editing Blues, 1929-30, and View, 1940-1947. From the description of Charles Henri Ford papers, 1928-1947 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702131650 American poet, playwright, painter, and publisher, born 1913, Hazelhurst, Miss. From the description of Charles Henri Ford papers, 1906-1989, bulk 1920-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...