Item Information
Title: Draft of a letter to unknown recipient
Date: 1951 Aug. 31
Physical Details: Note : 1 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm.
Description: Typewritten sheet with handwritten notes in margins takes the format of a letter to an unknown recipient (addressed only as "you"), although Cornell has written in margin "for gen. notes."
He writes to decline the offer of a visit, about a trip to a record store, the end of Summer in New York, and childhood memories.
Date derived from handwritten note in margin.
Creator: Cornell, Joseph
Forms part of: Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Joseph Cornell. Draft of a letter to unknown recipient, 1951 Aug. 31. Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 8125