Draft of a letter to unknown recipient
Object Details
- Creator
- Cornell, Joseph
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- Other
- Physical Description
- Note : 1 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm.
- Summary
- Typewritten sheet with handwritten notes in margins takes the format of a letter to an unknown recipient (addressed only as "you"), although Cornell has written in margin "for gen. notes."
He writes to decline the offer of a visit, about a trip to a record store, the end of Summer in New York, and childhood memories.
Date derived from handwritten note in margin. - Citation
- Joseph Cornell. Draft of a letter to unknown recipient, 1951 Aug. 31. Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- Current copyright status is undetermined
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1951 Aug. 31
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)8125
- Type
- Writings
- See more items in
- Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972
- Archives of American Art
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_8125
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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