Edgar P. Richardson Symposium on Marcel Duchamp March 27, 2009

The fourth Edgar P. Richardson Symposium features new research on Marcel Duchamp and the role of portrayal in his career and his legacy. This symposium is presented in conjunction with the opening of the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition "Inventing Marcel Duchamp: The Dynamics of Portraiture."

Speakers include Dr. Catherine Craft, independent scholar; Dr. Linda Dalrymple Henderson, David Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor in art hHistory and Distinguished Teaching Professor, the University of Texas at Austin; Dr. David Hopkins, professor of art history, University of Glasgow; Dr. Lewis Kachur, associate professor, art history department, Kean University; Brian O’Doherty, artist; and Wendy Wick Reaves, curator of prints and drawings, National Portrait Gallery.

Free and open to the public; reserve seats by e-mailing npgprints@si.edu or calling (202) 633-8330. The program takes places in the museum's Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium.

Official Website: http://npg.si.edu