It’s American Surrealist photographer Man Ray’s birthday today. Born in 1890 -1976: original name Emmanuel Radnitzky, is best known for his work as a photographer though he thought of himself as a painter.
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He contributed to the Surrealist and Dada movements and was reknown as a fashion and portrait photographer. He liked to refer to these as his ‘photograms’ or ‘Rayograms’.
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This avant- garde artist has been highly influential in a number of fields including film, sculpture, collage and even performance and conceptual art.
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For more of his work, including his biography see HERE
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