In The Book they meet Cornell (and through him, Duchamp), both of whom Ruth fell in love with, although the latter was spoken for and Joseph was primary anyway. In one sense the concerns center on unrequited lovers, the brides and bachelors that cycle throughout.
Ruth is the artist in The Book, her work taking the form of mailings to Joseph, various serial and other pieces, such as "Twenty-Two Tiny Collages for Teeny," and her numerous journal writings.
Her work was first discovered among the boxes of material in the Joseph Cornell Study Center at The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Later research by family members turned up a treasure trove of materials in a garage in suburban Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Ruth is the artist in The Book, her work taking the form of mailings to Joseph, various serial and other pieces, such as "Twenty-Two Tiny Collages for Teeny," and her numerous journal writings.
Her work was first discovered among the boxes of material in the Joseph Cornell Study Center at The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Later research by family members turned up a treasure trove of materials in a garage in suburban Fort Lee, New Jersey.
