“The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. ” See Time line entry about Marcel Duchamp"….

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
by Nan Rosenthal

“Duchamp has had a huge impact on twentieth-century art. By World War I, he had rejected the work of many of his fellow artists as ‘retinal’ art, intended only to please the eye. Instead, Duchamp wanted, he said, ‘to put art back in the service of the mind. ‘ “