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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by Lee Miller
silver print, 1937
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137400
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 30 March 1954
NPG x131161
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x132223
Man Ray with his painting 'Mademoiselle H'
by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 30 March 1954
On display at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth, UK in the exhibition 'Ida Kar'
NPG x132224
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x31643
by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x136723
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x136724
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x136725
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x136726
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x136727
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 30 March 1954
NPG x136728
by Jack Nisberg
bromide print, 1974
On display in Wolfson Gallery at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x136895
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky); Juliet Man Ray
by Jack Nisberg
bromide print, 1974
On display in Wolfson Gallery at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x136896
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