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- NAME: Man Ray
- OCCUPATION: Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker
- BIRTH DATE: August 27, 1890
- DEATH DATE: November 18, 1976
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
- Originally: Emmanuel Radnitzky
- Full Name: Man Ray
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Man Ray was primarily known for his photography, which spanned both the Dada and Surrealism movements.
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Ray soon found another muse, Lee Miller, and featured her in his work. A cut-out of her eye is featured on the 1932 found-object sculpture "Object to Be Destroyed," and her lips fill the sky of "Observatory Time" (1936). In 1940, Ray fled the war in Europe and moved to California. He married model and dancer Juliet Browner the following year, in a unique double ceremony with artist Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning.
Later Years
Returning to Paris in 1951, Ray continued to explore different artistic media. He focused much of his energy on painting and sculpture. Branching out in a new direction, Ray began writing his memoir. The project took more than a decade to complete, and his autobiography, Self Portrait, was finally published in 1965.
In his final years, Man Ray continued to exhibit his art, with shows in New York, London, Paris and other cities in the years before his death. He passed away on November 18, 1976, in his beloved Paris. He was 86 years old. His innovative works can be found on display in museums around the world, and he is remembered for his artistic wit and originality. As friend Marcel Duchamp once said, "It was his achievement to treat the camera as he treated the paint brush, as a mere instrument at the service of the mind."
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