Marcel and Alexina Duchamp Visiting Henry Ford Museum with Mr. and Mrs. Alain Chaillous, December 1, 1961

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Artifact Overview

Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum over the years. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. In 1961, Marcel Duchamp, the unconventional artist-turned-chess player, came to the museum.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

01 December 1961

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.2236

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.25 in

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