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Marcel Duchamp's The Large Glass as "Negation of Women"

The purpose of this study was to determine whether The Large Glass was a negation of women for Marcel Duchamp. The thesis is composed of five chapters. Chapter I is the introduction to the thesis. CHapter II includes a synopsis of the major interpretations of The Large Glass. Duchamp's statements in regard to The Large Glass are also included in Chapter II. Chapter III explains how The Large Glass works through the use of Duchamp's notes. Chapter IV investigates Duchamp's negation of women statement in several ways. His personal relationships with relatives including his wives and other women, and his early paintings of women were examined. His idea of indifference was seen within the context of the Dandy and his alter ego, Rrose Selavy as a Femme Fatale. His machine paintings are also seen as a part of his idea of detachment and negation of women. Detachment as an intellectual pursuit was probed with his life-long interest in chess. The Large Glass was then seen as not only showing inconographically a negation of women but also as being an intrinsic component of his life and his work.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935841
Date08 1900
CreatorsOlvera, Karen M. (Karen Marie)
ContributorsSmith, Patrick S., Gleeson, Larry A.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 127 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Olvera, Karen M. (Karen Marie), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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