Man Ray
1890–1976
© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2020
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© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2020
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Biography
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known for his photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Man Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
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Man Ray Cadeau
1921, editioned replica 1972 -
Man Ray L’Enigme d’Isidore Ducasse
1920, remade 1972 -
Man Ray Indestructible Object
1923, remade 1933, editioned replica 1965 -
Man Ray Emak Bakia
1926, remade 1970 -
Man Ray Ce qui manque à nous tous
1927, editioned replica 1973 -
Man Ray Pisces
1938 -
Man Ray The Lovers
1933, editioned replica 1973 -
Man Ray Gertrude Stein
c.1920–9
Artist as subject
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Andy Warhol Man Ray
1974 -
Andy Warhol Man Ray
1967 -
Andy Warhol Man Ray
1974 -
Eileen Agar Photograph of Ady (Adrienne Fidelin) lying on the beach
September 1937 -
Eileen Agar Notebook
1928–[1980s] -
Eileen Agar, Andrew Lambirth Typewritten lecture entitled ‘Surrealism in England in the 1930s’ given by Andrew Lambirth and Eileen Agar at the Royal College of Art
[1988] -
Eileen Agar Photograph of Man Ray at the beach in Juan-les-pins, France
September 1937 -
Eileen Agar Notebook entitled ‘Notes for a memoir of Paul Nash’
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Eileen Agar Notes by Eileen Agar on her stay with Picasso at Mougins
[1988]
Film and audio
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Man Ray: 'The Lovers'
Man Ray created The Lovers 1933 in the aftermath of his relationship with the American photographer Lee Miller
Features
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Objects That Speak for Themselves
Since the birth of humans as sentient beings, we have believed in the animistic nature of things – of plants, … -
Art Term
Photogram
A photogram is a photographic print made by laying objects onto photographic paper and exposing it to light -
Art Term
Rayograph
Photographic prints made by laying objects onto photographic paper and exposing it to light -
Art Term
Solarisation
Technique that involves exposing a partially developed photograph to light, before continuing processing, creating halo-like effects -
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Graceful enigmas: Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia
Appreciations on Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia by Jacqueline Matisse Monnier, T.J. Demos, George Baker and Kim Knowles. -
Tate Etc
'All artists are not chess players – all chess players are artists' Marcel Duchamp
Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia II -
Tate Etc
Tate Etc. issue 12: Spring 2008
TATE ETC Issue 12 Spring 2008: Visiting and revisiting Art, etcetera, online edition of Tate's magazine -
Tate Etc
The unholy trinity: Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia
To coincide with the first exhibition to explore the inter-relationship between Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia, to be staged at … -
Essay
Man Ray laid bare
It's 1929 and avant-garde magazine Varits has a cash crisis. To the rescue, Man Ray and his muse, Kiki de …
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