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Birth
1890 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Death
1976 (Paris, France)
Lived/Active
New York/Pennsylvania/California / France
Self portrait
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Often Known For
dada, surreal, cubist imagery
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Categories of Interest
Modernism
Sculptors
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A Dada* movement painter, sculptor, film maker, and photographer, Man
Ray became one of America's most influential artists. He was based in
New York City.
He was born with the name of Emmanuel Radensky in
Philadelphia and was raised in New York City. He worked for an
engraving* firm and studied art briefly at the Ferrer School, founded in Manhattan in 1911 with a free-school curriculum, which was non-hierarchical and emphasized self reliance, personal development, so (showing 500 of 16423 characters). |
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