There's a wonderful exhibition of Joseph Cornell works at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) which opened on November 17th. The exhibition includes dozens of his "boxes" along with an equal or greater amount of his artifacts and collages. Cornell is a quintessentially American artist, and SAAM is the perfect venue for his works.
I arrived, foolishly, at 10 AM; and the museum doesn't open until 11:30! So I went to the National Gallery and spent a couple of hours "killing" time, before returning to SAAM. As an exhibit, it was very crowded. I was happy to see so many young people and families with children roaming through the galleries. The exhibition obviously anticipated this and provided opportunities to engage a younger audience in the experience. Bravo SAAM.
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