Marcel Duchamp's Boîte-en-valise: The Museum of MetamorphosisMain MenuIntroductionThe Museum of MetamorphosisCatalogue essayThe Seven Series of BoîtesBoîtes in Museum Collections around the World…and OnlineFurther Reading[bibliography page]Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250
Series C
12023-05-15T07:17:34-07:00Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250427003plain2023-05-15T07:37:11-07:00Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250The first edition of the Boîte to come nested in the sturdy linen box designed by Iliazd at Duchamp's request, Series C was issued in 1958. The series includes 30 Boîtes, their inside "walls" lined with gray-blue Ingres paper.
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1media/Screen Shot 2023-05-14 at 7.57.55 AM_thumb.png2023-05-14T06:01:41-07:00Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250Boîte (Series C, 1961) at the Centre Pompidou2Tombstone, translated from French: Marcel Duchamp (1887, France - 1968, France), La Boîte-en-valise, 1936-1941, Object; Cardboard box folding into three parts, covered with beige cloth, containing miniature replicas of works, 69 items (photographs and documents, facsimiles); Cardboard, wood, paper, plastic; 40 x 37,5 x 8,2 cm; Série C, assembled by Iliazd in 1958; Purchase, 1964; Centre Pompidou, Parismedia/Screen Shot 2023-05-14 at 7.57.55 AM.pngplain2023-05-14T09:26:19-07:00Centre Pompidou48.860807872668786, 2.352287915288022Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250