Collage of Tamara Toumanova dancing, between 1940 and 1970

Physical Details: Collage : 1 sheet : various media ; 22 x 27 cm.

Creator: Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), artist

Description: Shows a ballerina (Toumanova) dancing, her legs and costume made out of what looks like a constellation of stars or a mass of snowflakes.
Pencil annotation beneath image: But the snowflakes, hard as diamond butterflies, [?] stopped in mid-air, like a net of stars that no one, not even Tamara can move among!

Forms part of: Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Collage of Tamara Toumanova dancing, between 1940 and 1970. Joseph Cornell papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 8179

Subjects:

• Ballet
• Toumanova, Tamara

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