Man Ray Chess Set

$715.00 at Whitney Museum of American Art.

Please Note: Limited quantities available. Man Ray's lifelong friendship with avid chess player and fellow artist Marcel Duchamp led to his chess piece design. Man Ray sought to use pure geometric forms associated historically and figuratively with the pieces they represent: King piece represents the Egyptian king's pyramid Queen piece represents the medieval queen's conical headdress Bishop piece represents a flask for the concocting of healing liqueurs Knight piece based on a favorite form, the…