Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Duchamp, Marcel. Photograph of "Sad Young Man in a Train," 1911. Photo by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Duchamp, Marcel. Photograph of "Sad Young Man in a Train," 1911. Photo by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Duchamp, Marcel. Photograph of "Sad Young Man in a Train," 1911. Photo by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Duchamp, Marcel. Photograph of "Sad Young Man in a Train," 1911. Photo by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Duchamp, Marcel. Photograph of "Sad Young Man in a Train," 1911. Photo by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Duchamp, Marcel. "Study for Portrait of Chess Players," 1911. Photo by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Duchamp, Marcel. "The King and Queen Surrounded by Swift Nudes," 1912. Painting.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Correspondence with Library staff, particularly Elizabeth Wrigley and Naomi Sawelson-Gorse, who was hired as Archivist in the 1980s. Much of the correspondence consists of research requests to the library, primarily about Duchamp, the Arensbergs and their circle of artist friends. There is also correspondence with the Philadelphia Museum of Art regarding the transfer of the art collection to the Museum. There are also many requests for photographs, photocopies, and permission to publish, as...

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The New Yorker. "Marcel Duchamp," interview with Calvin Tomkins.