Seibu Bijutsukan, "Exhibition of Marcel Duchamp," 1981, 1979-1982, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, loan records, ephemera, clippings, photographs and material regarding the exhibition catalog for the "Exhibition of Marcel Duchamp," the inaugural exhibition celebrating the opening of the Seibu Bijutsukan (Seibu Museum of Art) in Karuizawa, a resort town in the Nagono-ken province, and later shown at the Seibu Museum in Tokyo. Curated by Yoshiaki Tono, one of Japan's foremost art critics and authorities on Duchamp, this exhibition, to which the Philadelphia Museum of Art loaned several works, was the first Duchamp retrospective held in Asia.
Dates
- 1979-1982, undated
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Insurance information, condition reports, and loan records, along with associated correspondence, are restricted; excerpts may be made available at the discretion of the Archivist.
Extent
From the Collection: 18 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Creator, Organization)
- From the Collection: d'Harnoncourt, Anne, 1943-2008 (Curator of an exhibition, Person)
- From the Collection: McShine, Kynaston (Curator of an exhibition, 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
archives@philamuseum.org