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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Correspondence from Paul Matisse to Anne d'Harnoncourt
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Correspondence from Paul Matisse to Anne d'Harnoncourt
Date
1969 February 6
Collection No.
TUR_B010_F050_110
Correspondent
Matisse, Paul
Recipient
d'Harnoncourt, Anne
Referenced
Philadelphia Museum of Art
ARCHIVAL LOCATION
Collection:
Evan H. Turner Records
series:
Official correspondence and subject files
Subseries:
Official correspondence and subject files
File:
Duchamp, Marcel: Étant donnés
DESCRIPTION
Scope note

Correspondence from Paul Matisse to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curatorial Assistant for Paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes outline for how "Étant donnés" should be de-installed, transported from Duchamp's studio, and reconstructed at the museum.

Geographic subject
Cambridge, United States
Format
Correspondence
Location
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library & Archives
Related material
Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau, 2° le gaz d'éclairage . . . (Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas . . . )
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
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