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Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky), Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer

When

1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — 1976, Paris, France

Where

New York and Paris

Biography

Man Ray is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky), Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer

How & why

Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky, was an American visual artist and photographer who became a central figure of the Dada and Surrealist movements in Paris and New York. He is celebrated for his 'rayograph' cameraless photographs and inventive portraits that reshaped modern art photography. He was Jewish, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants who settled in the United States.

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Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky), Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer

1890

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Ray