Mary Reynolds (American, 1891-1950) Written by Alfred Jarry (French, 1873-1907) Contributions by Roger Blin (French, 1907-1984), André Breton (French, 1896-1966), Lucien Coutaud (French, 1904-1977), Jean Effel (French, 1908-1982), Paul Éluard (French, 1895-1952), Maurice Heine (French, 1884-1940), Maurice Henry (French, 1907-1984), Georges Hugnet (French, 1906-1974), Sylvain Itkine (French, 1908-1944), Marcel Jean (French, 1900-1993), Gilbert Lely (French, 1904-1985), Lord Loris, Pierre Mabille (French, 1904-1952), René Magritte (Belgian, 1898-1967), Léo Malet (French, 1909-1996), Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983), Wolfgang Paalen (Mexican, born Austria, 1905-1959), Henri Pastoureau (French, 1912-1996), Benjamin Péret (French, 1899-1959), Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Gui Rosen (French, 20th cen.), Yves Tanguy (American, born France, 1900-1955), Max Ernst (American and French, born Germany, 1891-1976), Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)
Date
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Full tan calfskin with leather-covered cutouts; goatskin onlays spelling Ubu; gold stamping; gold-speckled, yellow endpapers
Dimensions
19 × 12.2 × 2.2 cm (7 1/2 × 4 13/16 × 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
Reference Number
2019.182
Extended information about this artwork
The artist (1891–1950), Paris; by descent to her brother, Frank Brookes Hubachek (1894–1986), Chicago, and Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), Paris, 1950; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1951–1955.
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