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Black and white abstract image by Man Ray. A hand silhouette interacts with circular shapes. Text reads "Man Ray: When Objects Dream." Surreal and enigmatic.
Exhibition

Man Ray: When Objects Dream

OverviewExhibition ObjectsRelated Content
Man Ray, Man Ray American, Oil on sketchblock
Man Ray
Man Ray
1914
Cut-Out, Man Ray American, Oil on board
Cut-Out
Man Ray
1915
Dance, Man Ray American, Oil on canvas
Dance
Man Ray
1915
Mime, Man Ray American, Oil on paperboard
Mime
Man Ray
1916
The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows, Man Ray American, Oil on canvas
The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows
Man Ray
1916
A Primer of the New Art of Two Dimensions, Man Ray American, Lithograph pamphlet
A Primer of the New Art of Two Dimensions
Man Ray
1916
Legend, Man Ray American, Oil on canvas
Legend
Man Ray
1916
Self-Portrait, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Self-Portrait
Man Ray
1916
The Meeting, Man Ray American, Collage, and pen and ink on paper mounted on board
The Meeting
Man Ray
1916–17
Suicide, Man Ray American, Gouache, pencil, India ink, white ink, and varnish on paperboard
Suicide
Man Ray
1917
Boardwalk, Man Ray American, Oil, wood handles, and yarn on wood
Boardwalk
Man Ray
1917
Entr’acte, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print (cliché-verre)
Entr’acte
Man Ray
1917
Fire Escape and Umbrellas, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print (cliché-verre)
Fire Escape and Umbrellas
Man Ray
1917
Percolator, Man Ray American, Oil on board
Percolator
Man Ray
1917
New York, Man Ray American, Wood and clamp
New York
Man Ray
1917 (model for 1966 edition)
Untitled, Man Ray American, Glass-plate negative (cliché-verre)
Untitled
Man Ray
ca. 1917
L’impossibilité (Dancer, Danger), Man Ray American, Airbrush painting on glass in a wood frame
L’impossibilité (Dancer, Danger)
Man Ray
1917–20
The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows, Man Ray American, Ink, tempera, and pencil on paper ​
The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows
Man Ray
1918
By Itself II, Man Ray American, Wood
By Itself II
Man Ray
1918
By Itself I, Man Ray American, Wood, iron, and cork
By Itself I
Man Ray
1918
Draller, Man Ray American, Graphite and ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Draller
Man Ray
1918–19
La femme (Woman), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
La femme (Woman)
Man Ray
1918–1920
L’homme (Man), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print​
L’homme (Man)
Man Ray
1918–20
Integration of Shadows, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print, 1935 or later
Integration of Shadows
Man Ray
1918–20
Admiration of the Orchestrelle for the Cinematograph, Man Ray American, Gouache, colored ink, and pencil on paperboard
Admiration of the Orchestrelle for the Cinematograph
Man Ray
1919
Aerograph, Man Ray American, Gouache on paperboard
Aerograph
Man Ray
1919
Eye That Beholds All, Man Ray American, Airbrush and brush and gouache on tan wood-pulp laminate board
Eye That Beholds All
Man Ray
1919
Hermaphrodite, Man Ray American, Ink and pencil on paper​
Hermaphrodite
Man Ray
1919
ANPOR, Man Ray American, Gouache, ink, and colored pencils on paper
ANPOR
Man Ray
1919
Chess Set, Man Ray American, Wood
Chess Set
Man Ray
1920
Compass, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Compass
Man Ray
1920
Flying Dutchman, Man Ray American, Oil on paperboard
Flying Dutchman
Man Ray
1920
Moving Sculpture, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Moving Sculpture
Man Ray
1920
L'Inquiétude (Anxiety), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print, printed later
L'Inquiétude (Anxiety)
Man Ray
1920
Dadaphoto, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Dadaphoto
Man Ray
1920
Élevage de poussière (Dust Breeding), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Élevage de poussière (Dust Breeding)
Man Ray
1920
Stereoscopic View of a Game of Chess, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver prints
Stereoscopic View of a Game of Chess
Man Ray
1920
Catherine Barometer, Man Ray American, Glass, metal, felt, washboard, tube, wire, wood, steel wool, gouache on paper, and paper stamp
Catherine Barometer
Man Ray
1920
47 West Eighth Street Studio, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
47 West Eighth Street Studio
Man Ray
1920
Obstruction, Man Ray American, 63 wooden coat hangers
Obstruction
Man Ray
1920/1961
New York, Man Ray American, Glass, steel, cork, and linen tape
New York
Man Ray
1920 (edition 1973)
L’énigme d’Isidore Ducasse (The Enigma of Isidore Ducasse), Man Ray American, Wood, iron, wool, and rope
L’énigme d’Isidore Ducasse (The Enigma of Isidore Ducasse)
Man Ray
1920 (edition 1971)
Stereoscopic view of "Lampshade", Man Ray American, Gelatin silver prints
Stereoscopic view of "Lampshade"
Man Ray
ca. 1920
Cadeau (Gift), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Cadeau (Gift)
Man Ray
1921
Trans Atlantique, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print, ink, and paper on board
Trans Atlantique
Man Ray
1921
Lampshade, Man Ray American, Painted tin, metal, and wood
Lampshade
Man Ray
1921
Retour à la raison (Return to Reason), Man Ray American, Oil on composite board
Retour à la raison (Return to Reason)
Man Ray
1921
Lampshade, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Lampshade
Man Ray
1921
Le Mauvais Movies, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Le Mauvais Movies
Man Ray
1921
Cadeau (Gift), Man Ray American, Flat iron with tacks
Cadeau (Gift)
Man Ray
1921 (1963)
Puériculture (Child Rearing), Man Ray American, Paint, plaster, costume-jewelry ring, and tobacco tin
Puériculture (Child Rearing)
Man Ray
mid–1940s (conceived ca. 1921)
Sinclair Lewis, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Sinclair Lewis
Man Ray
ca. 1925
Marine, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Marine
Man Ray
ca. 1925
William Russell Bogert, Jr., Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
William Russell Bogert, Jr.
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Champs délicieux (Delicious Fields), Man Ray American, Portfolio of twelve gelatin silver prints
Champs délicieux (Delicious Fields)
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
esoRRose sel à vie, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
esoRRose sel à vie
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
6,396,781, Man Ray American, Cork, gouache, graphite, and silver paint on brown paper
6,396,781
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Untitled (Eiffel Tower), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Untitled (Eiffel Tower)
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Champs délicieux (Delicious Fields), Man Ray American, Portfolio of twelve gelatin silver prints
Champs délicieux (Delicious Fields)
Man Ray
1922
Marchesa Luisa Casati, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Marchesa Luisa Casati
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Champs délicieux (Delicious Fields), Man Ray American, Portfolio of twelve gelatin silver prints with cancellation marks
Champs délicieux (Delicious Fields)
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1922
Tristan Tzara and Jean Cocteau with “Lampshade”, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Tristan Tzara and Jean Cocteau with “Lampshade”
Man Ray
ca. 1922
The Egg Beater, Man Ray American, Cliché verre (photographic reproduction)
The Egg Beater
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
De quoi écrire un poème (Subject for Writing a Poem), Man Ray American, Feather, string, paper, cardboard, and corrugated cardboard with artist’s frame
De quoi écrire un poème (Subject for Writing a Poem)
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Femme (Woman), Man Ray American, Oil on panel with artist's frame
Femme (Woman)
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
The Letter Y, Man Ray American, Oil on sandpaper
The Letter Y
Man Ray
1923
Untitled, Man Ray American, Oil on board
Untitled
Man Ray
1923
Untitled, Man Ray American, Oil on copper
Untitled
Man Ray
1923
Retour à la raison (Return to Reason), Man Ray American, Digital video, transferred from 35mm film, black-and-white, silent, 2 min., 26 sec.
Retour à la raison (Return to Reason)
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Torse (Retour à la raison) (Torso [Return to Reason]), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print, ca. 1935
Torse (Retour à la raison) (Torso [Return to Reason])
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph (Photo mecanische constructie), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph (Photo mecanische constructie)
Man Ray
1923
Monsieur…, Inventeur, Constructeur, 6 Seconds, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print​
Monsieur…, Inventeur, Constructeur, 6 Seconds
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Paysage (Landscape), Man Ray American, Oil on panel
Paysage (Landscape)
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
Object to Be Destroyed, Man Ray American, Metronome and gelatin silver print
Object to Be Destroyed
Man Ray
1923 (1969)
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1923
The Wave, Man Ray American, Oil on panel
The Wave
Man Ray
1923
Untitled (Composition with Chess Pieces), Man Ray American, Oil on board
Untitled (Composition with Chess Pieces)
Man Ray
1923
Facsimile rayograph segments from Retour à la raison (Return to Reason), Man Ray American
Facsimile rayograph segments from Retour à la raison (Return to Reason)
Man Ray
1923
Le violon d’Ingres, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Le violon d’Ingres
Man Ray
1924
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1924
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Kiki de Montparnasse
Man Ray
1924
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Kiki de Montparnasse
Man Ray
1924
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Kiki de Montparnasse
Man Ray
1924
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Kiki de Montparnasse
Man Ray
1924
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1924
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1924
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1924
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1925
Self-Portrait in 31 bis rue Campagne-Première Studio, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Self-Portrait in 31 bis rue Campagne-Première Studio
Man Ray
1925
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1925
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1925
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1925
Paysage de Suède (Swedish Landscape), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Paysage de Suède (Swedish Landscape)
Man Ray
1925
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1925
Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print​
Marcel Duchamp
Man Ray
1925–28
Paysage suédois (Swedish Landscape), Man Ray American, Oil on canvas
Paysage suédois (Swedish Landscape)
Man Ray
1926
Emak Bakia, Man Ray American, Digital video, transferred from 35mm film, black-and-white, silent, 19 min., 43 sec.
Emak Bakia
Man Ray
1926
Noire et blanche, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Noire et blanche
Man Ray
1926
Revolving Doors, Man Ray American, Portfolio of ten pochoirs
Revolving Doors
Man Ray
1926
Emak Bakia, Man Ray American, Wood and horsehair on wood base
Emak Bakia
Man Ray
1926 (remade 1970)
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1926
Course d'autos (Automobile Race), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Course d'autos (Automobile Race)
Man Ray
1926
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1926–28
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1927
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1927
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1927
Ce qui manque à nous tous (What We All Lack), Man Ray American, Painted clay and glass
Ce qui manque à nous tous (What We All Lack)
Man Ray
1927 (edition 1972)
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1927
L’étoile de mer (The Starfish), Man Ray American, Digital video, transferred from 35mm film, black-and-white, silent, 14 min., 46 sec.
L’étoile de mer (The Starfish)
Man Ray
1928
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1928
Primat de la matière sur la pensée (Primacy of Matter over Thought), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Primat de la matière sur la pensée (Primacy of Matter over Thought)
Man Ray
1929
Torso, Man Ray American, Oil and gouache on gold foil paper on canvas
Torso
Man Ray
1929
Suzy Solidor, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Suzy Solidor
Man Ray
1929
Télégramme (Telegram), Man Ray American, Oil on canvas
Télégramme (Telegram)
Man Ray
1929
Lee Miller, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Lee Miller
Man Ray
1929
Une nuit à Saint-Jean-de-Luz (A Night in Saint-Jean-de-Luz), Man Ray American, Oil on canvas
Une nuit à Saint-Jean-de-Luz (A Night in Saint-Jean-de-Luz)
Man Ray
1929
Mary Gill, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Mary Gill
Man Ray
1930
Self-Portrait with Camera, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Self-Portrait with Camera
Man Ray
1930
Rayograph, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Rayograph
Man Ray
1930
Électricité, Man Ray American, Portfolio of ten photogravures
Électricité
Man Ray
1931
Jean-Louis Barrault, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Jean-Louis Barrault
Man Ray
1930–1933
Untitled (Glass Tears), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print, 1935 or later
Untitled (Glass Tears)
Man Ray
ca. 1930–33
Untitled, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print
Untitled
Man Ray
1931
Mockup for Electricité (Electricity), Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print, pencil, and tissue paper
Mockup for Electricité (Electricity)
Man Ray
1931
Objects from Man Ray’s studio