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Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
American
1890–1976
About the Artist
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Man Ray. Self-Portrait with Camera. 1931. Gelatin silver print, 6 3/4 x 5" (17.1 x 12.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby. © 2014 Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs New York Paris
- Schools Levy Gallery, 1931–49 Man Ray Studio, 1920–35
- Exhibitions Twenty-seven Photographers, 1932 Exposition de l'AEAR, 1935 Photographie contemporaine, 1936 Film und Foto, 1929 Foto der Gegenwart, 1929 Salon de l’escalier, 1928
- Publications Vogue, 1892–1949 Camera Work, 1903–17 Malerei, Photographie, Film, 1925 Sovetskoe foto, 1926–39 Vu, 1928–31 Foto-Auge, 1929 Es kommt der neue Fotograf!, 1929 Atget: Photographe de Paris, 1930 Photography, 1839–1937, 1937
Artist Chronology
| August 20, 1890 |
Born
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Philadelphia |
| 1897–1911 |
Family lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Williamsburg |
| 1908–10 |
Sets up a studio in his parents' apartment; paints Impressionistic landscapes
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Williamsburg |
| October 2, 1910–May 25, 1912 |
Studies at the Art Students' League
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| Spring 1912 |
The Radnitzky family changes its name to Ray; he begins signing his paintings Man Ray
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Ridgefield |
| Late 1912–1918 |
Designs maps and atlases for McGraw Book Company
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| February 17–March 15, 1913 |
International Exhibition of Modern Art, or The Armory Show
Participant: Constantin Brancusi, Charles Sheeler
Visitor: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Paul Strand
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New York |
| January 1915 |
Publishes "Impressions of 291" in Camera Work
Contributor: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| 1915–16 |
Frequents soirées held at Walter and Louise Arensberg's apartment, where he meets many members of the New York Dada circle
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| June 15, 1915 |
Man Ray meets Marcel Duchamp
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Ridgefield |
| September–October 1915 |
Purchases a camera to photograph his paintings
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Ridgefield |
| October–November 1915 |
First solo exhibition, at Daniel Gallery
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| 1916 |
Makes his first photographic portraits
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| January 1920 |
At Katherine Dreier's invitation, Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp become founding members of the Société Anonyme, Inc.
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| 1920 |
Photographic collaboration with Marcel Duchamp
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| 1920–40 |
Lives in Paris
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| April 30–June 15, 1920 |
First exhibition of Société Anonyme
Participant: Constantin Brancusi
Organizer: Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| December 1, 1920 |
Sends his contributions for Dadaglobe to Tristan Tzara and Francis Picabia
Contributor: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| 1921 |
Man Ray helps Constantin Brancusi buy photographic equipment and install a studio in his workshop
At location: Constantin Brancusi, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| 1920s |
Hans Richter travels frequently to Paris and meets Man Ray, who introduces him to the Surrealists
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Hans Richter
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Paris |
| June 6–30, 1921 |
Salon Dada international at Galerie Montaigne
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| July–November 1921 |
Makes many photographic portraits
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| November 1921 |
Makes first Rayograph
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| 1922 |
Publishes Rayographs and photographs in Mecano, The Little Review, Ma, Les Feuilles libres, and Vanity Fair
Contributor: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York Chicago Vienna Paris Leiden |
| 1923–26 |
Berenice Abbott is Man Ray's assistant; Man Ray familiarizes Abbott with the work of Eugène Atget
At location: Berenice Abbott, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| July 1923 |
Final Dada event, Soirée du coeur à barbe
Includes screenings of Hans Richter's Rhythmus 23, Man Ray's Le Retour à la raison, and Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler's Manhatta
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Paris |
| 1924 |
George Hoyningen-Huene and Man Ray collaborate on a portfolio of fashion photographs, which is later sold to a New England department store
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), George Hoyningen-Huene
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Paris |
| 1924–29 |
Jacques-André Boiffard works as an assistant to Man Ray, who teaches him photography
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Jacques-André Boiffard
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Paris |
| 1925 |
László Moholy-Nagy publishes Malerei, Photographie, Film
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Munich |
| March 26–April 10, 1926 |
Tableaux de Man Ray et objets des îles at Galerie Surréaliste
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| May 24–June 7, 1928 |
Premier Salon indépendant de la photographie moderne (Salon de I'escalier) at Théâtre de la Comédie des Champs-Élysées
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Paris |
| September 16, 1928 |
Publishes a photo story about industry in Vu
Contributor: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| October–November 1928 |
Exposition de photographie at Galerie de l'Epoque
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Brussels |
| 1929–32 |
Lee Miller is Man Ray's assistant and lover
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Lee Miller
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Paris |
| 1929 |
Bill Brandt works as an assistant to Man Ray for a few months
At location: Bill Brandt, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| 1929 |
Franz Roh publishes Foto-Auge: 76 Fotos der Zeit
Contributor: Herbert Bayer, Max Burchartz, Florence Henri, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Maurice Tabard, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Edward Weston, Franz Roh, Semyon Fridlyand, Robert Petschow, Sasha Stone, Dziga Vertov, Hans Finsler, Paul Edmund Hahn, J. Jay Hirz
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Stuttgart |
| 1929 |
Werner Graeff publishes Es kommt der neue Fotograf!
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Berlin |
| January 20–February 17, 1929 |
Fotografie der Gegenwart at Museum Folkwang
Kestner Gesellschaft v.V, Königstrasse 8, Hannover Galerie Neumann-Nierendorf, Lützowstrasse 32, Berlin Whitechapel Art Gallery, London Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt Leipziger Kunstverein, Augustusplatz 6, Leipzig Lichthof des Neuen Rathauses, Dresden Kunstverein, Rostock am Adolf-Mittag-See, Städtisches Ausstellungsamt, Magdeburg Landesgewerbeanstalt, Kaiserslautern Vereinigung Göttinger Kunstfreunde, Göttingen
Participant: Berenice Abbott, Herbert Bayer, Aenne Biermann, Max Burchartz, Florence Henri, Lotte Jacobi, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Richter, August Sander, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Lucia Moholy, Karl Blossfeldt, Erich Comeriner, Eli Lotar, Oskar Nerlinger, Robert Petschow, Frieda Gertrud Riess, Sasha Stone, Hans Finsler, Paul Edmund Hahn, Cami Stone
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Essen |
| May 18–July 7, 1929 |
Internationale Ausstellung des Deutschen Werkbunds Film und Foto (FiFo) at Städtische Ausstellungshallen
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Zurich Im Lichthof des Ehemaligen Kunstgewerbemuseums, Prinz-Albrechs-Strasse 7, Berlin Stadtmuseum, Danzig Österreichisches Museum, Vienna Agram, Zagreb Münchner Bund/Verein Ausstellungspark München E.V. (as part of Internationale Ausstellung. Das Lichtbild), Munich Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, Osaka
Participant: Berenice Abbott, Herbert Bayer, Aenne Biermann, Anton Bruehl, Francis Bruguière, Max Burchartz, Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Helmar Lerski, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Richter, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Maurice Tabard, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Edward Weston, Lucia Moholy, Werner Rohde, George Hoyningen-Huene, Gustav Klutsis, Karl Blossfeldt, Heinz Loew, Erich Comeriner, Semyon Fridlyand, Roman Karmen, Eli Lotar, Oskar Nerlinger, Robert Petschow, Sasha Stone, Dziga Vertov, Yva (Else Simon), Willy Zielke, Irene Bayer-Hecht, Hans Finsler, Cami Stone
Organizer: El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Hans Richter, Edward Steichen, Edward Weston, Dziga Vertov
Visitor: Alexander Hackenschmied
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Stuttgart |
| 1929 |
Marianne Breslauer travels to Paris, where she meets Man Ray
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Marianne Breslauer
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Paris |
| 1930 |
Maurice Tabard and Man Ray meet
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1930 |
Raoul Ubac meets Man Ray, André Breton, and other Surrealists
Ubac makes his first photographs in this year.
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Raoul Ubac
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Paris |
| July 1930 |
Man Ray publishes a portrait of Lee Miller in Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution
Contributor: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
Affiliated: Lee Miller
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Paris |
| November 1930 |
Photography 1930, organized by Lincoln Kerstein, at the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art
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Cambridge |
| December 1930 |
Group exhibition organized by the Amateur Worker Photographers
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Paris |
| November 28–December 29, 1931 |
La Publicité par la photographie at Galerie d'Art Contemporain
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Paris |
| December 15, 1931–January 15, 1932 |
Photographes d’aujourd’hui at Galerie de la Plume d'Or
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Paris |
| 1932 |
La Constitution des artistes photographes at Galerie-Studio St. Jacques
Participant: André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Maurice Tabard, Jean Moral
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Paris |
| 1932 |
Solo exhibition of Man Ray's photographs at the Julien Levy Gallery; includes portraits of Lee Miller
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
Affiliated: Lee Miller
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New York |
| January 9–29, 1932 |
Surrealism at the Julien Levy Gallery
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New York |
| July 2–31, 1932 |
Exposition internationale de la photographie at the Palais des Beaux-Arts
Participant: Aenne Biermann, André Kertész, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Franz Roh, Lee Miller, Sasha Stone
Organizer: Cami Stone
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Brussels |
| July 27–September 7, 1932 |
Twenty-seven Photographers at Wertheim Gallery
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London |
| 1933–34 |
Exhibition of International Photography at the Art Center
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| April 1–20, 1933 |
L'Image photographique en France de daguerre a nos jours at Galerie Braun & Cie
Participant: Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, Théo Blanc, Jean Moral, Antoine Demilly
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Paris |
| November 15, 1933 |
Maurice Tabard publishes “Notes sur la solarisation” in Arts et metiers graphiques (no. 38, pp. 30–33), which includes detailed technical descriptions for solarisation; this ends his friendship with Man Ray
Affiliated: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
Contributor: Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| June 1934 |
Carl Van Vechten photographs Salvador Dalí and Man Ray
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Carl Van Vechten
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Paris |
| July 1934 |
Exposition de la Société des Artistes Photographes at Studio St. Jacques
Participant: André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Maurice Tabard, Jean Moral
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Paris |
| 1935 |
Solo exhibition at the Art Center School
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Los Angeles |
| June 1935 |
Exposition de l'AEAR–Documents de la vie sociale at Galerie de la Pléiade
Organizer: Jean Painlevé
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Paris |
| January 16–March 1, 1936 |
Exposition internationale de la photographie contemporaine at Musée des Arts Décoratifs
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Paris |
| March 2–April 19, 1936 |
Cubism and Abstract Art at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| March 6–April 13, 1936 |
Mezinárodní Výstava Fotografie at Mánes
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Prague |
| June 11–July 14, 1936 |
International Surrealist Exhibition, at the New Burlington Galleries
Participant: Constantin Brancusi, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
Organizer: Claude Cahun (Lucy Schwob)
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London |
| August 1936 |
Retrospective at Galerie d'Art Braun et Cie
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Paris |
| October–December 1936 |
Lives in New York for three months while working on a fashion magazine commission
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| December 7, 1936–January 17, 1937 |
Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| March 17–April 18, 1937 |
Photography: 1839–1937, organized by Beaumont Newhall, at The Museum of Modern Art
Participant: Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Anton Bruehl, Francis Bruguière, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Walker Evans, Florence Henri, André Kertész, George Platt Lynes, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Martin Munkácsi, Roger Parry, George H. Seeley, Peter Sekaer, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Maurice Tabard, Edward Weston, Jacques-André Boiffard, Robert Demachy
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New York |
| Summer 1937 |
Lee Miller travels to Mougins, where she socializes with Roland Penrose, Man Ray, and Pablo Picasso
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Lee Miller
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Mougins |
| March 1939 |
Exposition de l'école Française de photographie at the Danske Kunstindustrimuseum
Participant: Florence Henri, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard, Jean Moral, Jean Painlevé
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Copenhagen |
| May 10–September 20, 1939 |
Art in Our Time: 10th Anniversary Exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| January 17–February 1940 |
Exposición internacional del Surrealismo: Aparición de la Gran Esfinge Nocturna at the Galería de Arte Mexicano
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Mexico City |
| Late 1940–1951 |
Lives in Hollywood
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Hollywood |
| December 31, 1940–January 12, 1941 |
Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Aesthetics at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| March 1–26, 1941 |
Man Ray, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Photographic Compositions at the Frank Perls Gallery
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Hollywood |
| September 16–November 2, 1942 |
How to make a Photogram at The Museum of Modern Art
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy
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New York |
| September 19–October 29, 1944 |
Man Ray: Retrospective Exhibition: Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors, Photographs 1913–44 at the Pasadena Art Institute
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Los Angeles |
| 1945 |
Solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Los Angeles |
| April 1945 |
Objects of My Affection at the Julien Levy Gallery
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New York |
| June 20, 1945–June 23, 1946 |
The Museum Collection of Photographs at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| April 9–May 19, 1946 |
Pioneers of Modern Art in America at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Charles Sheeler
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New York |
| August 1946 |
Lee Miller and Penrose visit Man Ray and his wife Julie
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Lee Miller
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Los Angeles |
| November 6, 1947–January 11, 1948 |
Abstract and Surrealist American Art at The Art Institute of Chicago
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Chicago |
| March 6–April 11, 1948 |
An Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture by the Directors of the Société Anonyme since Its Foundation: 1920–48 at the Yale University Art Gallery
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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New Haven |
| July 27–September 26, 1948 |
50 Photographs by 50 Photographers at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| January 23–March 25, 1951 |
Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America at The Museum of Modern Art
Participant: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Theodore Roszak
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New York |
| 1951–76 |
Lives in Paris
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
| November 18, 1976 |
Dies
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
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Paris |
