Marcel Duchamp

Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp was a French-American painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art. He was careful about his use of the term Dada and was not directly associated with Dada groups.

Born: July 28, 1887, Blainville-Crevon, France
Died: October 2, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
On view: The Museum of Modern Art, MORE
Periods: Expressionism, Dada, Post-Impressionism, Cubism, MORE
Art forms: Painting
Movies: Anemic Cinema, Entr'acte, 8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements, The Witch's Cradle