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Boîte Alerte: Exposition internationale du surréalisme

A work made of cardboard box, catalogue, telegram, 4 lithographs, etching, 10 envelopes and other materials.

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  • A work made of cardboard box, catalogue, telegram, 4 lithographs, etching, 10 envelopes and other materials.

Date:

Paris: Galerie Daniel Cordier, 1959–1960

Artist:

Mimi Parent (Canadian, 1924-2005)
André Breton (French, 1896-1966)
Marcel Duchamp (American, born France, 1887-1968)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

Mimi Parent

Title

Boîte Alerte: Exposition internationale du surréalisme

Place

Paris (Object made in:)

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1959

Medium

Cardboard box, catalogue, telegram, 4 lithographs, etching, 10 envelopes and other materials

Dimensions

28.5 × 18 × 6.5 cm (11 1/4 × 7 1/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Reynolds Collection Fund, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

Reference Number

2020.53

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