Unidentified. "Voici Rrose Sélavy." Photo of Marcel Duchamp with comet shaved in his hair, 1921

File — Box: 21, Folder: 8

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Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

The subseries contains transparencies, slides, and glass plate and film negatives primarily of works of art by Marcel Duchamp. Of particular interest is a glass plate negative of the cast shadows of several of Duchamp's Readymades. The subseries also includes three portraits of Duchamp, including one with his head shaved in the form of a comet and marked "Voici Rrose Sélavy." There is also a negative of Roche's view of Duchamp's 33 W. 67th Street studio with the "Traveller's Folding Item" in foreground.

Dates

1921

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.