The World of Marcel Duchamp, 1887 (Time-Life Library of Art)-Revised Edition

Calvin Tomkins

ISBN 10: 158334148X / ISBN 13: 9781583341483

Published by Time-Life Books, 1966

About this Item

A tight, clean, and unmarked copy, protected in its own custom slipcase.- Revised Edition"-the book is detailed yet ideal for laypersons, keeps a good pace, covers plenty of ground, and offers many gorgeous photographs of many artworks." Calvin Tomkins has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1960. He wrote his first fiction piece for the magazine in 1958, and his first fact piece in 1962. His many Profile subjects have included Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Merce Cunningham, Buckminster Fuller, Philip Johnson, Julia Child, Georgia O'Keeffe, Leo Castelli, Frank Stella, Carmel Snow, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Frank Gehry, Damien Hirst, Richard Serra, Matthew Barney, and Jasper Johns. He wrote the Art World column from 1980 to 1988. Before joining The New Yorker, he was a general editor of Newsweek, a post he held from 1957 through 1959. In 1955, he joined Newsweek as an associate editor. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Bride and the Bachelors, Merchants, and Masterpieces.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The World of Marcel Duchamp, 1887 (Time-Life Library of Art)-Revised Edition
• Publisher: Time-Life Books
• Publication Date: 1966
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158334148X
• ISBN 13: 9781583341483
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

hard cover in slip case. Time - Life Library series, 200 pages fully illustrated, color and black and white art reproductions and photographs of the artist.