© 1996 Distributed Art Publishers

Author: Dickran Tashijian
Book Type: Paperback
Pages: 128 pages

Size: 12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.

Item #: 5242
Name: Paris L.A.
Price: $30.00





About this book
The first-ever in-depth look at the life and art of Man Ray during the decade he lived in Southern California (1941-1950), Man Ray: Paris L.A. documents a monumental exhibition of this quintessential Surrealist's entire 50-year art-making career.

Immersed in Hollywood and fraternizing with local intellectuals as well as the large group of European expatriates, Man Ray met his beloved wife Juliette here and produced a prodigious body of work. This handsome, illustrated book includes never-before-seen photographic images reflecting the local color and the colorful personalities that dominated the scene, as well as major paintings, letters, and other documents by Man Ray dealing with the movie business and life in California. Essay by Dickran Tashjian, author of the critically acclaimed A Boatload of Madmen: Surrealism and the American Avant-garde (Thames and Hudson). Also included is an interview with James and Barbara Byrnes, who knew Man Ray intimately and were part of his inner circle of friends.