Man Ray

                                          Man Ray 

Born: August 27, 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 18, 1976, Paris, France
Was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in France. 





He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known for his photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Man Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself. 
During his career as an artist, Man Ray allowed few details of his early life or family background to be known to the public. He even refused to acknowledge that he ever had a name other than Man Ray.

Man ray work 


http://flavorwire.com/251603/man-rays-avant-garde-portraits-of-famous-friends 



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