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Chess Set by Man Ray

Chess Set

Man Ray · 1927

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DETAILS
Artist
Man Ray
Date
1927
Medium
Brass, silver, and gold; Case: wood, faux-leather, silk, cotton, iron alloy hinges, and copper alloy clasps
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Installation dimensions variable; Case: 57.8 × 40.7 × 6.4 cm (22 3/4 × 16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Collection
Modern Art
Culture
United States
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Mary P. Hines in memory of Harold H. Hines, Jr.; Samuel A. Marx Endowment
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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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