Marcel Duchamp

(1887-1968) French artist, developer of the "readymade" art form, co-founder of Dadaism in New York and Paris

Marcel Duchamp (pronounced ) (July 28, 1887 –  October 2, 1968) was a French artist (he became an American citizen in 1955) whose work and ideas had considerable influence on the development of post-World War II Western art, and whose advice to modern art collectors helped shape the tastes of the Western art world.
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Noun
1. French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the Dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968)
(synonym) Duchamp
(hypernym) artist, creative person

n. Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), French artist, developer of the "readymade" art form, co-founder of Dadaism in New York and Paris