![]() ![]() That’s not event enough to carry the chronicle on its own, however, and the book is less successful at conveying Cornell’s actual art, which here seems more like shadowbox craft than surrealist and detailed assemblages. The book quietly evokes Cornell’s unflashy life in his unflashy Queens house, focusing on accessible details such as his love of sweets and his inviting local children to his exhibitions. ![]() Cornell through that window, working in the dim light”), exploring Cornell’s memory-driven creation of glass-fronted boxes of found objects reassembled into compelling and idiosyncratic scenes. In second-person narration addressed to a hypothetical child, Winter describes that child’s view of Cornell’s life and art (“You might have seen Mr. American artist Joseph Cornell had a strong affinity for kids and created particularly kid-friendly art, so he’s an understandable subject for this picture-book introduction. ![]()
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