Joseph Cornell Movies

Joseph Cornell's ode to the memory of his friend Joyce Hunter is a meditative series of scenes recorded at Flushing Cemetery in Queens, where Cornell...

Joseph Cornell film from 1954, black & white.

Carousel - Animal Opera (c.1938), a visual symphony by artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell.

A sombre day in the city. "A Legend for Fountains" is the 16-minute version, "A Fable for Fountains" the 6-minute version.

Lawrence Jordan's portrait of the reclusive artist Joseph Cornell.

Joseph Cornell shot footage on Mulberry Street with Rudolph Burckhardt and made this silent film. Burckhardt would make his own sound version, "What...

Joseph Cornell film with input from Rudolph Burckhardt. Also the title to one of Cornell's collages.

Joseph Cornell film from 1957, color.

An untitled Joseph Cornell film from the MOMA collection

The contents consist mostly of found footage, similar to the repurposed imagery favored by Cornell in his other films. Edited with Cornell’s...

Joseph Cornell's original compilation from his own film collection is based on the low-budget slapstick cartoons produced in the 1920s and 1930s by...

Joseph Cornell film from 1957, color

Short film with sound by Rudy Burckhardt, assembled from the footage shot by Joseph Cornell for his own silent "Mulberry Street."

Short film by Joseph Cornell, date unknown, color, silent