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The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation is a charitable trust created by the will of acclaimed 20th century artist Joseph Cornell 19031972 that honors the memory of the artist and his disabled younger brother. The trust supports a variety of nonprofit beneficiaries with an emphasis on the arts. About Joseph and Robert Cornell Joseph Cornell one of the most influential artists of the 20th century was born on December 24 1903 in Nyack New York to loving parents Joseph a fabric designer and his wife Helen. He had an idyllic childhood filled with holiday celebrations musicfilled family gatherings and outings to Coney Island and various theatrical venues in Manhattan.