Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde (1997)

7.0/10 60 min Documentary

Overview

Man Ray, the master of experimental and fashion photography was also a painter, a filmmaker, a poet, an essayist, a philosopher, and a leader of American modernism. Known for documenting the cultural elite living in France, Man Ray spent much of his time fighting the formal constraints of the visual arts. Ray’s life and art were always provocative, engaging, and challenging.

Cast

Man Ray

Self (archive footage)

Stockard Channing

Narrator (voice)

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