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Man Ray (1890-1976), Photographer and artist

Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)

Sitter in 15 portraits
Artist of 14 portraits
Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia, Man Ray grew up in New York. In 1921 he moved to Paris, where he played a key role in the Dada and surrealist movements producing paintings, assemblage-objects, films and photographs. He pioneered new photographic techniques such as 'rayographs' and 'solarisations' and was active as a portrait and fashion photographer for Vogue, Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar.

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P606

Henry Havelock Ellis

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
vintage bromide print, 1920s
NPG P606

P302

(Alfred) Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
vintage bromide print, 1930s
NPG P302

P361

(Nathaniel Mayer) Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
vintage bromide print, circa 1930
NPG P361

P359

Aldous Huxley

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
bromide print, 26 November 1934
NPG P359

P170

Virginia Woolf (née Stephen)

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
silver print, 27 November 1934
NPG P170

x137154

Iris Tree

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photogravure, 1923
NPG x137154

x137308

Marcel Duchamp, Comte Raoul de Roussy de Sales

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
gelatin silver print, 1925
NPG x137308

x137148

Lee Miller

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photogravure, 1929
NPG x137148

x137153

Lee Miller

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photogravure, 1929
NPG x137153

x137149

Lee Miller

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photogravure, 1930
NPG x137149

x137151

Jacqueline Goddard

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photogravure, 1930
NPG x137151

x137152

Jacqueline Goddard

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photogravure, 1930
NPG x137152

x137251

Katja Krassin

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photo mechanical reproduction, 1933
NPG x137251

x137150

Lee Miller

by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
photogravure
NPG x137150

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