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Paz, Octavio. "Marcel Duchamp ou le Chateau de la Purete." Typescript carbon, corrected. 56 + 5 pages, 1966 October

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 21

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series is comprised of typescripts and proofs of scholarly essays and creative writings about Duchamp and his work, as well as a small amount of correspondence with Michel Carrouges, Helen Freeman Corle, Jean Jacques Mayoux, and other authors who sent their writings to Duchamp for his review and comment. Of particular note is the draft and translation of a letter Duchamp sent to Jean Jacques Mayoux supporting his critique of Michel Carrouges's "Les Machines celibataires." The series includes many published and unpublished essays written by friends and personal acquaintances of Duchamp, including Bill Copley, Helen Freeman Corle, Richard Hamilton, Walter Hopps, Frederick Kiesler, Gertrude Stein, Henri Pierre Roche, and Beatrice Wood.

Dates

  • 1966 October

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Predominantly in English with some material in French.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. David Sylvester's typescript for the article "Bicycle Parts" can only be consulted with permission of the author's estate.

Extent

From the Collection: 18 linear feet

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States