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Chess Set

Man Ray, 1927

MEDIUMBrass, silver, and gold; Case: wood, faux-leather, silk, cotton, iron alloy hinges, and copper alloy clasps
DIMENSIONSInstallation dimensions variable; Case: 57.8 × 40.7 × 6.4 cm (22 3/4 × 16 × 2 1/2 in.)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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Man Ray

Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky, was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who transformed everyday objects into Dadaist icons and pioneered the cameraless photographic 'rayograph'.

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