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In the last analysis, the artist may shout from all the rooftops that he is a genius he will have to wait for the verdict of posterity.

Marcel Duchamp

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Marcel Duchamp
Age: 81 †
Born: 1887
Born: July 28
Died: 1968
Died: October 1
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