Today’s Jewish Birthday: Man Ray

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Man Ray, 1934 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Man Ray (August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all.

He was a photography innovator as well as a fashion and portrait photographer, and is noted for his work with photograms, which he called “rayographs” in reference to himself.

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