"Published to accompany the exhibition Man Ray Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 7 February to 27 May 2013, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, from 22 June to 8 ...
Despite the fact that I have seen many, many art shows sanctifying 1920s modernism from seemingly every angle, the “Mouvement Flou” is a new one to me. The term, meaning the “blurry” or “out of focus” ...
In this exquisite volume, published in association with London’s National Portrait Gallery and featuring an introduction by Marina Warner, the 200-plus portraits by Man Ray (1890–1976) share a ...
Man Ray was the ultimate networker. From the time he was twenty-three years old, when he asked Alfred Stieglitz to sit for a painted portrait, he had an uncanny knack for befriending important people.
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Man Ray, an American artist who ...
Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention, Jewish Museum, New York, NY (solo) Man Ray: African Art through the Modernist Lens, Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; University of Virginia Art Museum, ...
In 1942 alone Van Leo took more than 100 self-portraits. Then aged 20, the photographer used dramatic lighting and a dizzying array of costumes and props to reinvent himself again and again. In one ...