Biography

 "It was his achievement to treat the camera as he treated the paint brush, as a mere instrument at the service of the mind." - Marcel Duchamp

Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, Man Ray’s artistic journey began in the early point of the Dada movement which emerged as a reaction to the emergence of popular culture and the First World War. Also a prominent figure of Surrealism, he was the only American to play a significant role in the development of these important Modernist movements. A visit to Alfred Stieglitz's gallery, 291 introduced him to a wide variety of European contemporary artists such as Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, and Georges Braque. Like many other artists of his time, he was also greatly influenced by the avant-garde Armory show in...

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