Marcel Duchamp letter to Louis George Bouché

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Object Details

Creator

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968

Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 1 p. : typescript

Summary

Duchamp writes to invite Bouché to join him on the Arts Committee for American Chess, a committee formed of figures from the art world in support of "a greater degree of American participation in international chess events."

Citation

Marcel Duchamp. Marcel Duchamp letter to Louis George Bouché, 1960 June 23. Louis Bouché papers, 1880-2007. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1960 June 23

Record number

(DSI-AAA)14220

Type

Correspondence

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Louis Bouché papers, 1880-2007

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Games

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_14220