Man Ray

Man Ray born Emmanuel Radnitzky August 27 1890  November 18 1976 was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career in Paris France He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements although his ties to each were informal He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all He was best known in the art world for his avant garde photography and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer Ray is also noted for his work with photograms which he called rayographs in reference to himself