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Chess Board Coasters

Availability: Out of stock

$16.99
Member Price: $15.29
Set of 4 Coasters
Measurements are 3.75" for each coaster
4" square cardboard box

American visual artist, Man Ray, had a life long passion for the game of chess. In 1915 he joined the Marshall Chess Club in New York City where fellow Dada artist, friend, and chess enthusiast Marcel Duchamp was also a member. By the 1920’s Man Ray was making his own chess sets. His first was made in 1920 out of simple geometric shapes, such as a pyramid, cone, and cube.

A replica of one of his chess sets can be seen in the VMFA’s new exhibition Man Ray: The Paris Years, on view from October 30, 2021– February 21, 2022.

The VMFA Shop’s whimsical chess board coaster set is a nod to Man Ray’s passion and creativity and to anyone who enjoys a good game of chess.
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