Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.) "Art Turned on." Marcel Duchamp, Alexina Duchamp, Paul Mattisse and unidentified elderly woman looking at a painting. Photo by Bill Wasserman, 1965 December
Scope and Contents
Photographs of various exhibitions and events related to Duchamp. Includes photographs of his attendance at various exhibitions dedicated to his work, including "Not Seen and/or Less of/by Marcel Duchamp/Rrose Sélavy" at Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery (New York, N.Y.), the "Marcel Duchamp" retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum, and "Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp" held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Also includes views of window displays designed by Duchamp at Bamberger's department store, Gotham Book Mart, and Librarie La Hune, and a photograph of Duchamp's "Sixteen Miles of String" [also entitled "One Mile"] installation at "The First Papers of Surrealism" exhibition. There are also several photographs of Duchamp attending the opening of various exhibitions of other artists.
Dates
- 1965 December
Language of Materials
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
- From the Collection: Duchamp, Alexina, 1906-1995 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States
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