| Timeline |
| 1887 |
Born 28 July at Blainville-Crevon, (near Rouen) France |
| 1906 |
Joins his brothers in Montmartre and draws cartoons for satirical publications.
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| 1910 |
Exhibits at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne |
| 1912 |
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2. is rejected by the Salon des Indépendants but it is shown at a cubist exhibition in Barcelona, and in Paris at the Salon de la Section d'Or |
| 1912 |
Studies perspective at the Bibliothèque de Sainte-Geneviève in Paris |
| 1913 |
Exhibits Nude Descending a Staircase and several other works at the Armory Show in New York |
| 1915 |
Visits New York, meets Walter and Louise Arensberg |
| 1917 |
The Society of Independent Artists is formed, with Duchamp as a founding member, and later a director |
| 1919 |
Visits Buenos Aires, Argentina; back in Paris, attends meetings of the Dada group |
| 1920 |
Duchamp, Katherine Dreier and Man Ray form the first museum of modern art in the United States, the Société Anonyme, Inc. |
| 1923 |
Travels to Brussels, Belgium for an extended stay of several months |
| 1924 |
Focuses on chess, devoting most of his time to it |
| 1925 |
Both parents die |
| 1927 |
Marries and divorces Lydie Sarazin-Lavassor |
| 1928 |
Becomes a member of the French Olympic chess team at The Hague |
| 1932 |
Appointed a French delegate to the International Chess Federation |
| 1933 |
Participates in the "Exposition Surréaliste" in Paris |
| 1935 |
Participates in the first chess Olympics by correspondence as French team captain |
| 1937 |
First one man-show, held in Chicago at the Arts Club |
| 1938 |
Collaborates with Breton and others on the "Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme", Galerie Beaux-Arts, Paris |
| 1939 |
Rrose Sélavy: oculisme de précision, poils et coups de pieds en tous genres (Precision Oculism, Complete Line of Whiskers and Kicks), a collection of puns, published |
| 1943 |
Establishes new studio at 210 West 14th Street in New York City |
| 1946 |
Serves as a juror for the Bel-Ami International Competition and Exhibition of New Paintings by Eleven American and European Artists |
| 1954 |
Marries Alexina Sattler |
| 1955 |
Becomes a citizen of the United States |
| 1959 |
Moves to New York |
| 1960 |
Elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York |
| 1968 |
Dies 2 October, in his sleep |
