Before a U. S. tourist can consume more than three saucers’ worth of refreshment* at a Montparnasse cafe nowadays he is sure to hear something about Man Ray, a kinky-haired photographer who has become ...

In the age-old business of making a name for yourself, it’s hard to beat the example set by Emmanuel Radnitsky. First, he chopped, shortened and rearranged his given and family names, resulting in one ...

The early pieces, like Man Ray’s masterful rayograms (a photographic image made by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper), his film collaboration with avant-garde director Jean Cocteau ( ...