mann ray

Man Ray was an American artist who was known for his avant garde photography and he was a significant contributor to both Dada and Surrealist movements. He spent most of his career in Paris and describes himself as a modernist. From time to time he began to attract attention until his death more than 60 years later. Man Ray never allowed the public to know about his early life and family background. Man Ray's father was a garment factory worker who also ran a tailoring business. May Ray's mother also enjoyed making family clothes from her own designs and using scraps of fabric. Man Ray's autistic abilities were first known in childhood. His time at Boy's High School provided him with grounding in drafting and otherbasic art techniques, however he educated himself with frequent visits to local art museums where he studied works of the Old Masters. Over the next four years he converted his room into a studio and worked towards being a professional painter while earning money as a commercial artist. Later in life he was forced to leave Paris due to the outbreak of the second World War. He lived in Los Angeles California from 1940 untill 1951. He met Juliet Browner, and they moved in together and married in 1946. He died in Paris on November 18th 1976.