Affectionately, Marcel: The Selected Correspondence of Marcel DuchampMarcel Duchamp left behind a large volume of correspondence, more than a thousand documents forming a valuable archive of primary source materials on one the 20th Century's most important cutural figures. In his letters, Duchmap writes about his latest plans, works in progress, concepts such as the "ready-made," his passion for chess, the mundane details of life, as well as extraordinary ideas. The letters are reproduced in their entirety along with chronological and biographical data illumintaing the circumstances behind the letters. An essential volume for art historians and students of 20th Century culture. |
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| Title | Affectionately, Marcel: The Selected Correspondence of Marcel Duchamp |
| Author | Marcel Duchamp |
| Editors | Francis M. Naumann, Hector Obalk |
| Translated by | Jill Taylor |
| Illustrated by | Marcel Duchamp |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Ludion Press, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 18, 2009 |
| ISBN | 9055442496, 9789055442492 |
| Length | 406 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / Individual Artists / General Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers |
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