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Man Ray
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<p>Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in <a href="/facts/Paris/DrNHpwnA">Paris</a>. He was a significant contributor to the <a href="/facts/Dada/jzSrVtQo">Dada</a> and <a href="/facts/Surrealism/VUJpoo6c">Surrealist</a> 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 for his pioneering photography, and was a renowned <a href="/facts/Fashion_photography/Ur4u1Nuj">fashion</a> and portrait photographer. He is also noted for his work with <a href="/facts/Photogram/0CQdX1AP">photograms</a>, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself. </p>