Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934 [Paperback]

Man Ray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1980

Rich selection of various techniques include over and under exposure, shooting through fabric, superimposing images, and zeroing in on tiny details. Photographs are divided into general subjects, female figures (mainly nudes); women's faces (including Gertrude Stein); celebrity portraits (Dali, Derain, Matisse, Picasso, and others); and rayographs, cameraless compositions created by resting objects on unexposed film.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French, German

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (January 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486238423
• ISBN-13: 978-0486238425
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not an "Object to be Destroyed", February 27, 2000

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DJ Rix (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934 (Paperback)

Man Ray was a superbly inventive photographer able to ignore the borders bewtween art & commercial photography. Originally published in 1934 as "Photographs by Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934," this collection is an excellent look at his photo work during his most adventurous years. The book is divided into five sections: general subjects; the female figure; women's faces; celebrity portraits; rayographs.

Man Ray's female figures are an offbeat take on the male gaze in which the processes are as sexy as the women. Along with his female faces, they demonstrate why Man Ray was much in demand by fashionable magazines. The "celebrity" portraits are of his fellow male artists & writers, with the exception of Gertrude Stein - who can hardly be glamorized anyway. The rayographs were created by placing objects directly on film, but the experimental nature of Man Ray's art is seen throughout this inexpensive book from Dover Publications. Picasso, Eluard, Breton, Tzara & Rrose Selavy a.k.a. Marcel Duchamp contributed texts. Highly recommended.

Bob Rixon

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Excelente trabajo de arte, muy mal envio, February 5, 2011

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Rodney D. Santamaria (MIAMI, FL, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934 (Paperback)

Usualmente nunca escribo en estos reviews pero tengo que aceptar que la opinion de otros me ha influenciado cuando quiero comprar un producto el cual no tengo mucha informacion. Por esta misma razon senti la necesidad de decir algo acerca este envio en especial.
El trabajo de fotografias que nos muestra Man Ray en esta recopilacion de la edicion original de 1934 es algo exquisito para el ojo de conocedores de su arte, por eso reafirmo que la calificacion que estoy dando es por la calidad de envio, no por el trabajo del artista que merece 5 estrellas sin ninguna duda.
Amazon de verdad que desepciono esta vez al enviarme un libro algo maltratado y doblado en algunas paginas, a pesar de que supuestamente es nuevo, no lo parece por el mal manejo que se le ha dado.

5 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!, August 4, 1999

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This review is from: Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934 (Paperback)

As with so many Dover books, 105 Works is a great bargain