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Born August 27, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky, August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. 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 best known in the art world for his avant garde photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.

Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
Self

Un été à la Garoupe
Self

Iconoclast

The Truth about Black Dahlia
archive footage

William Wegman: Video Work 1970-1999

About Special Effects

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
Self (archive footage)

Lee Miller: Through the Mirror
Self (archive footage)

Dada

Grimace

Dadascope
Voiceover (archive audio)

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Dreams That Money Can Buy

Juliet
himself

Dance
Himself

Ady
himself

Home Movies

La Garoupe
himself

Course landaise

L'Atelier du Val de Grâce

Poison
himself

Self-Portrait or What We All Miss
himself

Two Women

Les Chutes des "Mystères du château du Dé"

The Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice
Self

Corrida

The Starfish

Emak-Bakia

Anemic Cinema

Entr'acte
Chess player, white set

Ballet Mécanique

What Do Young Films Dream About?

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