Saturday, 30 January 2016

(A) - Man Ray - An American in Paris with a camera, a vision and Dada!

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Man Ray


Man Ray was an American artist, film-maker, art-photographer, and photographer. But, it was for his art-photographic compositions which he called Rayograms that he became famous.

And, in 1916, Man Ray became a leading figure in the Dada movement in New York. Dada was an art movement which was founded in Zurich in 1916. In 1921, Man Ray moved to Paris. There he continued to be part of the Dada movement.

Man Ray was born in 1890 and died in 1966.

Vocabulary

artist - Künstler
composition - Komposition
famous – berühmt
leading figure – führende Persönlichkeit
movement - Bewegung
founded – (found/founded/founded) - gegründet
moved – übersiedelt




Questions

What was Man Ray?
For what did Man Ray become famous?
In which movement was Man Ray a leading figure?
To where did Man Ray move in 1921?
What was Dada?
Where was Dada founded?
When did Man Ray die?

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