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Mr. Knife, Miss Fork

Man Ray American
Max Ernst French, born Germany
Author René Crevel French
1931
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mr. Knife, Miss Fork
  • Artist: Man Ray (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1890–1976 Paris)
  • Artist: Max Ernst (French (born Germany), Brühl 1891–1976 Paris)
  • Author: René Crevel (French, Paris 1900–1935 Paris)
  • Date: 1931
  • Medium: Gelatin silver prints
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1992
  • Object Number: 1992.5062
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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