Joseph Cornell
This celebrity goo was created by K. R..
Scott Hardie may have altered K.'s goo before publication.
publication date: Sunday, August 31, 2003 (part of Round XX)
category: 
Art
clue: What is one man's garbage is another man's treasure, and, in this case, his artistic building box... I mean, blocks.
explanation: Cornell was an assemblage artist who created box constructions ("box") and collages. Most of his materials were junk collected from salvage yards and secondhand shops. more…
solved by: Jackie Mason and Angela Lathem-Ballard
trivia: Scott changed D R's clue of "building blocks" to "building box... I mean, blocks." The source image came from the back cover of Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams by Diane Waldman.
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