"Tabu Dada: Jean Crotti and Suzanne Duchamp, 1915-1922." November 19, 1983-January 29. 1984, 1981-1984
Scope and Content Note
Soon after the breakout of World War I, Jean Crotti emigrated from Paris to New York and there met Suzanne Duchamp, sister of Marcel Duchamp and Crotti's future wife. This exhibition featured 69 examples of the couple's work from their associations with the Dada movement to Crotti's invention of "TABU" in the 1920s. Originally organized by and exhibited at the Kunsthalle Bern and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Mark Rosenthal, Curator of Twentieth-Century Art, installed the travelling exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1983.
Dates
- 1981-1984
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 62.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Creator, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States
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