Title: Marcel Duchamp: A Retrospective Exhibition at the Pasadena Art Museum, October 8 Through November 3, 1963.
Author: Marcel Duchamp, …
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Title: Marcel Duchamp: A Retrospective Exhibition at the Pasadena Art Museum, October 8 Through November 3, 1963.
Author: Marcel Duchamp, Walter Hopps (Acting Director-Introduction), Richard Hamilton (Contribution of documentary material and lecture appearances in connection with the exhibition).
Publisher: Pasadena Art Museum, printed by Cunningham Press.
Edition: First edition, unnumbered limitation of 2,000 copies.
Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Description: Unpaginated (56 p.). 4to. Green publisher's staple bound soft cover stamped in white graphic design, catalog illustrated throughout with photocopied note-cards (specific work references), black/white and 4 color plates (3 tipped-in), transparent acetate wraps stamped in red printed title inscription.
Measures: .25 W x 8.5 D x 11 H inches.
Approx. weight: 9 ounces.
About the work: Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held October 8 - November 3, 1963. Catalogue designed, with printed acetate wraps, by Marcel Duchamp. Introduction by Walter Hopps, with two short interview quotes credited to R.H. and M.D. (Richard Hamilton and Duchamp). Catalogue operates as an early quasi catalogue raisonné of Duchamp's work, incorporating a "Chronology: Certain Facts of and About Marcel Duchamp," indexes of "Early Work 1902-1911," "Chess Paintings, Drawings, & the Game," "Climactic Work of Oil on Canvas, 1911-12," "... Out of Cubism and into a Mechanomorphology, 1912," "A Moment of Critical Change ... Notation and Measurement, 1913-14," "Related to The Large Glass, 1913-14," "The Large Glass Continues to its Sate of Incompletion...," "First Readymades and Related Work, 1912-1916," "Readymades Continue, 1916-1919," "Late Readymades, 1919-1924," "Optical Works, 1918-36 (Plus Later Editions)," "Recent Activities, 1935-1942," "Recent Activities [1943-1951]," "Recent Activities, 1953-63." Catalogue printed by Cunningham Press, who would later print many of Edward Ruscha's artists' books. Reference: Arturo Schwarz, "The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp," Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1970, pp. 541.
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- Dimensions
- 0.25ʺW × 8.5ʺD × 11ʺH
- Styles
- Cubism
- Dada
- Modern
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Tear Sheet
- Condition Notes
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Condition: Good; light wear not commensurate with age and use [e.g. Printed acetate dust-cover has areas of loss (front; 1 …
moreCondition: Good; light wear not commensurate with age and use [e.g. Printed acetate dust-cover has areas of loss (front; 1 x .5 inch section at upper left corner, rear 2.5 x 8.5 inch section, two 1 inch tears), light overall wear, damp-stained lower edge throughout book (upper edge also stained at upper rear endpapers) light sporadic book cover edge wear, light faint foxing of endpapers), tight binding, contents otherwise clean and unmarked. See images. A nice copy. less
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