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Exquisite corpse : surrealism and the Black Dahlia murder /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Mark, 1967-
Other Authors: Bayliss, Sarah Hudson
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bulfinch Press, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Hodel, George.
Short, Elizabeth, > 1924-1947.
Man Ray, > 1890-1976.
Duchamp, Marcel, > 1887-1968.
Murder > California > Los Angeles.
Surrealism.
Murder in art.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A death and its aftermath
  • Surrealism : damaged muses and mischievous mannequins
  • Man Ray : a subversive vision
  • Minotaur and Minotaure
  • Dreams of love and death
  • The exquisite corpse : a literal reenactment?
  • After the murder
  • The L.A. art scene
  • Marcel Duchamp and the Étant donnés, part I
  • William Copley : surrealist confidante
  • Marcel Duchamp and the Étant donnés, part II
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix I: Los Angeles 1935-1950 : a web of connections
  • Appendix II: timeline.