Seven minute recording of contrapetrie, a surrealist word game, from the portfolio "S.M.S. (Shit Must Stop), No. 2"
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Seven minute recording of contrapetrie, a surrealist word game, from the portfolio "S.M.S. (Shit Must Stop), No. 2"
Editor
William Nelson Copley
(b. 1919, New York, New York – d. 1996, Key West, Florida)
Maker
Marcel Duchamp
(b. 1887, Blainville-sur-Orne, France – d. 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France)
Publisher
Letter Edged in Black Press, Inc.
DateApril 1968
MediumOne large envelope- features a removable phonograph record
Dimensionsoverall: 11 3/4 in. x 7 3/16 in. x 3/4 in. (29.8 cm x 18.3 cm x 1.9 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineMuseum purchase, The Nancy Gray Sherrill, Class of 1954, Collection Acquisition Fund
Object number2009.393.2.1
Status
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February 1968
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December 1968
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August 1968
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June 1968
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December 1968
William Nelson CopleyClaes OldenburgLetter Edged in Black Press, Inc.
December 1968
CongoWilliam AnthonyWilliam Nelson CopleyLetter Edged in Black Press, Inc.
October 1968
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October 1968
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February 1968
William Nelson CopleyWilliam Nelson CopleyLetter Edged in Black Press, Inc.
October 1968
William Nelson CopleyNancy ReitkopfLetter Edged in Black Press, Inc.
February 1968
William Nelson CopleyBruce NaumanLetter Edged in Black Press, Inc.
October 1968