Man Ray Portraits - Hardcover

Pepper, Terence; Trompeteler, Helen

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ISBN 10: 1855144433 ISBN 13: 9781855144439

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery, 2013

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A masterful survey of the finest portraits by one of the most inventive photographic artists of the 20th century

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About the Author:

Terence Pepper is curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Marina Warner is professor in the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex.

Review:

“[An] exquisite volume . . . virtuosic and dramatic . . . arresting and fresh . . . a veritable who’s who of artists, writers, and famous faces . . . these photographs reveal Ray’s true artistic genius.”—Publishers Weekly
(Publishers Weekly)

“Spanning more than a half century of work, [this] collection includes familiar, if not iconic, images from the modernist hit parade . . . as well as glamour shots from Hollywood. . . . revealing essences and idiosyncrasies.” —Albert Mobilio, Bookforum (Albert Mobilio Bookforum 2013-04-05)

“Essential . . . this handsome volume provides a survey of the finest portraits from one of the most inventive photographic artists of the 20th century.”—American Fine Art (American Fine Art)

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