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Object "Beehive" by Joseph Cornell — VisualArtsDB

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Object "Beehive"

1934

Medium: Painted wood box, printed papers, pins, brass thimble, cardboard, and copper screen
Dimensions: 3 5/8 (9.2 cm) x 7 3/4" (19.7 cm) in diameter
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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