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Joseph Cornell

Born in Nyack, New York, USA, December 1903. Died in Queens, New York, USA, December 1972, at 69. Enter your age above to see where you would be on this timeline.

Box artist and collage filmmaker

  1. 0
    Born
    December 1903 · Nyack, New York, USA · Life
  2. ~29
    Shows his first works at the Julien Levy Gallery
    1932 · New York City, USA · Triumph
  3. ~33
    Makes Rose Hobart, a found-footage film
    1936 · New York City, USA · Triumph
  4. ~64
    Has a major retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum
    1967 · Pasadena, California, USA · Triumph
  5. 69
    Dies
    December 1972 · Queens, New York, USA · Life

Dates marked “~” are known only to the year, so the age may be off by one. Facts are checked against public sources, but mistakes can slip through.