Man Ray
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Emmanuel Radnitzky
August 27, 1890
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died November 18, 1976 (aged 86)
Paris, France
Known for Painting, photography, assemblage, collage, film
Movement Dada, surrealism
Spouses
Adon Lacroix
(m. 1914; div. 1937)
Juliet Browner (m. 1946)
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American-born, French-naturalized 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 a photography innovator as well as a fashion and portrait photographer, and is noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
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Background and early life
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Man Ray, 1913, Landscape (Paysage Fauve), watercolor on paper, 35.2 x 24.6 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum
August 27, 1890
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died November 18, 1976 (aged 86)
Paris, France
Known for Painting, photography, assemblage, collage, film
Movement Dada, surrealism
Spouses
Adon Lacroix
(m. 1914; div. 1937)
Juliet Browner (m. 1946)
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American-born, French-naturalized 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 a photography innovator as well as a fashion and portrait photographer, and is noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
Biography
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Background and early life
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Man Ray, 1913, Landscape (Paysage Fauve), watercolor on paper, 35.2 x 24.6 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Life & Career Details
Born Emmanuel Radnitzky
August 27, 1890
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died November 18, 1976 (aged 86)
Paris, France
Known for Painting, photography, assemblage, collage, film
Movement Dada, surrealism
Spouses
Adon Lacroix
(m. 1914; div. 1937)
Juliet Browner (m. 1946)
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American-born, French-naturalized 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 a photography innovator as well as a fashion and portrait photographer, and is noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
Biography
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Background and early life
[edit]
Man Ray, 1913, Landscape (Paysage Fauve), watercolor on paper, 35.2 x 24.6 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum
August 27, 1890
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died November 18, 1976 (aged 86)
Paris, France
Known for Painting, photography, assemblage, collage, film
Movement Dada, surrealism
Spouses
Adon Lacroix
(m. 1914; div. 1937)
Juliet Browner (m. 1946)
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American-born, French-naturalized 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 a photography innovator as well as a fashion and portrait photographer, and is noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
Biography
[edit]
Background and early life
[edit]
Man Ray, 1913, Landscape (Paysage Fauve), watercolor on paper, 35.2 x 24.6 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum
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