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Joseph Cornell
The Trajectory of Ursa Major (Vaghe Stelle dell'Orsa)1966

Not on view
Assemblage sculpture: reclaimed wooden shadow box with glass front, containing a white sphere, metal ring, blue cylinder, glass flask, and other small objects arranged on a wire rod and floor, with cracked white-painted interior
Assemblage box construction with a weathered wood and glass front enclosure, containing a speckled egg on a metal rod, a circular ring suspended from a horizontal bar, a small white cup, a blue cylindrical tube, and a clear glass goblet, arranged against a white crackled painted interior backdrop.

Joseph Cornell, The Trajectory of Ursa Major (Vaghe Stelle dell'Orsa), 1966, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Joseph Cornell
Title
The Trajectory of Ursa Major (Vaghe Stelle dell'Orsa)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1966
Medium
Mixed media sculpture box
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 14 x 4 3/8 in. (21.91 x 35.56 x 11.1125 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.38.17
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
Art © The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY