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Man Ray An American Visual Artist Present by Kevin Payan and Christian Borjas

Background Story Emmanuel Radnitzky ● Born to Jewish immigrants from Russia ● August 27, 1890 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ● Family changed surname to Ray in 1912 ● Died Paris, France November 18 1976

Love for Art ● Artistic and Mechanical skills at young age ● Educated himself in art techniques and history ● Offered architecture scholarship, but decided to pursue art career

Surrealism ● Literary, intellectual, and artistic movement ● Revolution against constraints of the rational mind and oppressive societal rules ● Spent 20 years living in Paris

Artistic Process ● Raygrammers- images created on a piece of photographic paper without a camera; the subject is placed directly on a piece of paper, light is exposed then the image is produced. The shadow of the object is what produces the image, which emphasizes the influence of the light and shadow instead of the importance of the picture itself.

Ingre’s Violin Man Ray . Ingre's Violin, 1924. Paris, France . https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/ingre-s-vi olin-1924 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Rayograph (The Kiss) Man Ray . Rayograph (The Kiss), 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/rayograp h-the-kiss-1922 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Glass Tears Man Ray . Glass Tears, 1932. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/larmes-t ears (accessed september 09, 2000)

Observatory Time: The Lovers Man Ray . Observatory Time: The Lovers , 1936. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/bservato ry-time-the-lovers-1936 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Tristan Tzara Man Ray . Tristan Tzara , 1921. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/tristan-tz ar-1921 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Black and White Man Ray . Black and White, 1926. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/black-an d-white (accessed september 09, 2000)

Andre Breton Man Ray . Andre Breton , 1930. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/andré-br eton-1930 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Juliet et Margaret Man Ray . Juliet et Margaret , https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/juliet-et- margaret (accessed september 09, N/A)

Minotaur Minotaur, 1934 by Man Ray. Dada, Surrealism. Photo https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/mi notaur-1934 (accessed September 09, 2019)

Self-Portrait with Gun Man Ray, Self-Portrait with Gun, 1932. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/sel f-portrait-with-gun-1922 (accessed September 09, 2019)

Veiled Erotic Meret Oppenheim Man Ray, Veiled Erotic Meret Oppenheim, 1933. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/vei led-erotic-meret-oppenheim-1933 (accessed September 09, 2019)

The Coat Stand Man Ray, The Coat Stand. 1920 https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/the-coat-s tand-1920 (accessed September 09, 2019)