Dreier, Katherine S. - Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, Photo-Postcard for Société Anonyme Inc. ( circa 1920)
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Katherine S. Dreier.
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp.
Société Anonyme Inc, circa 1920.
Silver print Postcard.
4 3/4" x 3 1/2".
Very good.
Light edgewear.
A silver print postcard featuring Portrait of Marcel Duchamp by Katherine S. Dreier, produced for Société Anonyme Inc. around 1920.
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp.
Société Anonyme Inc, circa 1920.
Silver print Postcard.
4 3/4" x 3 1/2".
Very good.
Light edgewear.
A silver print postcard featuring Portrait of Marcel Duchamp by Katherine S. Dreier, produced for Société Anonyme Inc. around 1920.
Founded 1920 by Man Ray, Katherine Dreier and Marcel Duchamp, the purpose of the Société Anonyme was to promote the exhibition and appreciation of modern art. The trio of artists produced more than 80 exhibitions between 1920-1940.
"It was Man Ray who came up with the name “Société Anonyme” which he thought literally meant “Anonymous Society” in French. Duchamp informed him that in French the true meaning is equivalent to the English word “incorporated.” Drier liked the name because it had the ring of impartiality – it put the focus on the art, not the individual artists and puts a capitalist spin on an anti-materialist art organization. Drier rented two small rooms at 19 East 47th Street in New York City for the exhibit space and the library of the fledgling organization. When it was officially incorporated in New York, it became more Dada joke since it now meant “Incorporated, Inc.” On April 30, 1920, the Société Anonyme, with the now appended title “Museum of Modern Art: 1920” had its first exhibition."
- https://postcardhistory.net/2022/08/postcards-from-the-societe-anonyme/