Rotative Demisphere (Optique de Precision).
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Title |
Rotative Demisphere (Optique de Precision). |
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Creator |
Duchamp, Marcel (French painter, sculptor, and writer, 1887-1968) |
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Date |
1925 |
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Cultural Context |
French
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Dada
Modern (styles and periods) |
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Subject |
Machinery
Optical illusions
Optical devices
Pulleys
Stands (Furniture) |
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Description |
Description in Kozloff: Copper disk with metal stand and electric motor; Information from the MOMA website (http://www.moma.org/) (11-2011): Rotary Demisphere (Precision Optics), Paris, 1925. Painted papier-mâché demisphere fitted on velvet-covered disk, copper collar with plexiglass dome, motor, pulley, and metal stand, 58 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 24" (148.6 x 64.2 x 60.9 cm). Gift of Mrs. William Sisler and Edward James Fund. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp |
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Material |
Copper (metal)
Metal |
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Measurements |
59 x 27 1/2 x 19 3/4" |
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Technique |
Sculpture techniques |
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Work Type |
Sculpture
Metalwork |
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Repository |
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (New York, New York) |
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Source |
Kozloff, Max. Jasper Johns. New York: Abrams, [1968]. (pl.67) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kozloff courtesy: Collection Mrs. William Sisler, New York. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 2446-25.jpg |
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