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4to. Original card wrappers, stapled. 'The following pages contain a selection by the Editors of ARTnews from the speeches and panel discussions on the above theme during the convention of the American Federation of Arts in Houston, Texas, April 3-6, 1957.' B/w illusts. Other essays by Stuart Davis, Rudolf Arnheim, Randall Jarrell 'The age of the chimpanzee', Meyer Schapiro. Covers unevenly dust marked, lower right corner bumped and creased throughout. Schwarz 118.

Marcel Duchamp's 'The Creative Act' explores the interplay between the artist, art, and audience, detailing his philosophical insights on the creative process and art's existential purpose.