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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- American artist. A founder of Dada in New York, he is known for his photographs, paintings, sculpture, films, and later experiments with surrealism.
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The title suggests Man Ray's inspiration came from paintings by Ingres; and also, perhaps, that he fingered Kiki as a plaything, just as Ingres played the violin.
Kiki de Montparnasse by Jose-Luis Bocquet and Catel Muller – review 2011
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Mougins has rich associations with the art world – Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Jean Cocteau and Man Ray all lived there at some point in their lives, while Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Henri Matisse and Amedeo Modigliani worked nearby.
'Compulsive' art collector builds French museum to display ancient treasures 2011
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She was an important photographer in her own right—and, in collaboration with her lover Man Ray, a truly inventive artist.
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Chosen because they are quirky and unfamiliar, even the paintings by familiar names—Gifford Beal, Thomas Hart Benton, Arthur B. Davies, William Glackens, Man Ray, Theodore Roszak and Marguerite Zorach—are likely to head right back into storage once this exhibit is dismantled.
Gertrude Whitney's Gambit Judith H. Dobrzynski 2011
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But it was when she posed for him as above that Man Ray created his finest images.
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I've always enjoyed photography, from the black and white avant-garde works by Man Ray that first took my breath away, to the casual point and shoot photography seminars I took while living in Paris; the medium has endeared itself to me for both its practical sensibility and emotional contact.
Mia R. Benenate: Captured in Collodion Mia R. Benenate 2011
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But she became enthralled by surrealism as an art student and befriended many of the great artists of the 20th century, including Ernst, with whom she lived in France, Picasso, Dalí, Duchamp, Miró and Man Ray.
Debutante turned surrealist Leonora Carrington dies at 94 2011
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In the current climate of crisis and failed ideals, the Albertina offers visitors a similar escape with "Surrealism: The Gilbert Kaplan Collection," a selection of 175 prints, including works by Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray and Max Ernst.
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I've always enjoyed photography, from the black and white avant-garde works by Man Ray that first took my breath away, to the casual point and shoot photography seminars I took while living in Paris; the medium has endeared itself to me for both its practical sensibility and emotional contact.
Mia R. Benenate: Captured in Collodion Mia R. Benenate 2011
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The dreamy works of French photographer Eugène Atget 1857-1927 caught the attention of surrealists Man Ray and Tristan Tzara.
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