CORNELL, Joseph (1903-1972)] and POLKO, Elise (1822-1899). Maria . New York: Salamander Editions, [1954]. [ With :] CORNELL, Joseph. Typed letter signed (“Joseph Cornell”) to Sylvia Pedlar, New York, 1954. One page. A pristine, personalized copy of Joseph Cornell’s foray into the book arts, with a letter to the recipient. This small, precise work by the idiosyncratic artist is a translation of Elise Polko’s prose-poem about the opera singer Maria Malibran—a particular obsession of Cornell's. He refers to it in an accompanying letter to the designer Sylvia Pedlar as “an exploration which I hope to have more news of one of these days.” Privately printed in an edition of only 100, Cornell personalized some copies, such as this one, with small collage elements to give away to friends—the rest remained in a box found in his estate after his death. The letter refers to Cornell’s first meeting with Pedlar and fellow artist Bradley Walker Tomlin expressing sadness at the latter’s recent death. Quarto (138 x 11mm). Original blue tissue, engraved vignette, small color image of the Manhattan skyline pasted to last page. Original printed wraps (punctures from removed staple). Provenance : Sylvia Pedlar (1902-1982, American fashion designer; letter).
CORNELL, Joseph (1903-1972)] and POLKO, Elise (1822-1899). Maria . New York: Salamander Editions, [1954]. [ With :] CORNELL, Joseph. Typed letter signed (“Joseph Cornell”) to Sylvia Pedlar, New York, 1954. One page. A pristine, personalized copy of Joseph Cornell’s foray into the book arts, with a letter to the recipient. This small, precise work by the idiosyncratic artist is a translation of Elise Polko’s prose-poem about the opera singer Maria Malibran—a particular obsession of Cornell's. He refers to it in an accompanying letter to the designer Sylvia Pedlar as “an exploration which I hope to have more news of one of these days.” Privately printed in an edition of only 100, Cornell personalized some copies, such as this one, with small collage elements to give away to friends—the rest remained in a box found in his estate after his death. The letter refers to Cornell’s first meeting with Pedlar and fellow artist Bradley Walker Tomlin expressing sadness at the latter’s recent death. Quarto (138 x 11mm). Original blue tissue, engraved vignette, small color image of the Manhattan skyline pasted to last page. Original printed wraps (punctures from removed staple). Provenance : Sylvia Pedlar (1902-1982, American fashion designer; letter).
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