Untitled (for Trista), (sculpture).

Untitled (for Trista), (sculpture).

Cornell, Joseph, 1903-1972, sculptor.

Untitled (for Trista), (sculpture).

13 3/8 x 18 x 4 1/2 in. (34 x 45.7 x 11.4 cm.).

Box construction with a removable wood panel. When the panel is in place, there is a cutout hole in the center with a small globe in it. A block and an oval-shaped bead are at the bottom of the box. When the panel is removed, there is a map of principal rivers, and the small globe is placed next to the other two objects.

Homage -- Stern, Trista

Allegory -- Place -- Rivers

Bergman, E. A., Mr., the late & Mrs., Chicago, Illinois

Joseph Cornell, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1980-1981.

"This box was made for Trista Stern, daughter of ballerina Allegra Kent."

Museum of Modern Art, 1980, "Joseph Cornell."

"Joseph Cornell," Museum of Modern Art, 1980, figures 199-200.

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