The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

This program presents a biography plus images of Duchamp's greatest works. Born in 1887 in France, Marcel Duchamp -- painter, sculptor and author -- was associated with Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism, though he avoided any strict alliances. Duchamp's early works were post-Impressionist in style, though he eventually turned toward the avant-garde. His most famous work, Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 caused a furor at New York City's famous Armory Show in 1913