Photograph for Publication of Marcel Duchamp's "A Propos of Readymades"
Scope and Contents
A photograph of Marcel Duchamp's "A Propos of Readymades" as reproduced in publications within the Simon Watson Taylor collection. Includes a cover page and writing on the back of the photograph. (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 46)
"A PROPOS OF 'READYMADES' IN 1913 I HAD THE HAPPY IDEA TO FASTEN A BICYCLE WHEEL TO A KITCHEN STOOL AND WATCH IT TURN. A FEW MONTHS LATER I BOUGHT A CHAP REPRODUCTION OF A WINTER EVENING LANDSCAPE, WHICH I CALLED 'PHARMACY' AFTER ADDING TWO MALL DOTS, ONE RED AND ONE YELLOW, IN THE HORIZON..."
Dates
- Creation: 1934 - 1975
Creator
- Duchamp, Marcel (Henri-Robert-Marcel), 1887-1968 (Author, Person)
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Extent
3 photographic reproduction : 1 Photograph With Cover. ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Taylor, Simon Watson, 1923-2005 (Collector, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
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