Duchamp: Domestic Patterns, Covers, and Threads

Marcel Duchamp's 1912 Munich trip provided the evidence for the interest he had in his use of string, thread, and cloth throughout his career. The artistic patterns that emerged in his work connect him with earlier artistic traditions. Davis gives us an unusual view of Duchamp's interests and offers a continuity within which we may perceive his work. An early drawing referencing a sewing machine provides the key to much of Duchamp's creative habits

The Author is senior professor in the art history department at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. His interests are primarily in the art of the twentieth century, both in its early years and in the emergence of Pop Art in the 1960s. His undergraduate degree is from Brown University (1959). His Master's degree is from Indiana University (1964).