Man Ray, 1890-1976

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Photographer. Halpert was director of the Downtown Gallery, New York, N.Y. and a friend of director of museum director, James W. Foster.

From the description of Photograph of Edith Halpert, [ca. 1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744432180

From the description of Photograph of Edith Halpert, [ca. 1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455038

Biographical/Historical Note

American-born photographer, painter, and sculptor who played a key role in the Surrealist and Dada movements. He lived and worked in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, in Los Angeles in the 1940s, and Paris again until his death in 1976.

From the guide to the Man Ray letters and album, 1922-1976, (Getty Research Institute)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Naomi Savage Papers on Man Ray Archives of American Art
creatorOf Jules Langsner papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992. Typed letter signed : Sag Harbor, to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1970 Mar. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Hans Theo Richter papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Mary Reynolds collection, 1940-1974. Aurora University, Phillips Library
creatorOf Forbes Watson papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn David Gascoyne papers, 1822-2010, n.d. British Library: Western Manuscripts
referencedIn Byrnes, James B. Interview with James Byrnes, 1996 Apr. 21. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Rayogramme, 1923-1926 [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn Katharine Kuh papers, 1937-1964 (inclusive). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Gloria de Herrera papers, 1936-1996 (bulk 1947-1985) Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Hugo, Valentine, 1887-1968. Valentine Hugo Papers, 1872-1968. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Le château d'If. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Valentine Hugo Papers TXRC06-A16., 1872-1968 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Rudi Blesh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Forbes Watson papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Naomi Savage Papers on Man Ray Archives of American Art
referencedIn Man Ray, 1890-1976 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material] Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Worthington, Marjorie Muir, 1900-1976. Papers, 1931-1976. University of Oregon Libraries
referencedIn Forbes Watson papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Paul Outerbridge papers, 1915-1979, 1922-1958 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Jules Langsner papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Man Ray postcards and ephemera, 1921-1983. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Hilaire Hiler papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Indestructible objet. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Papers, [ca. 1920]-1971. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn James Byrnes papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Tete, d'après un autochrome. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Man, Ray : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Kar, Ida, 1908-1974. Ida Kar Collection. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Paul and Mary Wescher papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Arts Club of Chicago. Arts Club records, 1892-1995. Newberry Library
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Le château d'If [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1926. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946. Papers of Gertrude Stein [manuscript], 1922-1955. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Downtown Gallery records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Robert Valançay correspondence, 1921-1978 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Sandler, Irving, 1925-. Irving Harry Sandler papers, circa 1944-2007, bulk 1944-1980. Archives of American Art
creatorOf John Jones interviews with artists Archives of American Art
creatorOf Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992. Typed letter signed : Glen Ellen, California, to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1984 Oct. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Reis, Bernard. Bernard and Rebecca Reis papers, ca. 1924-1985. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Katharine Kuh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Colette Roberts Papers and Interviews with Artists Archives of American Art
referencedIn Colette Roberts Artist Interviews, 1964-1969 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn William and Noma Copley foundation and collection records, 1954-1980 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn De Herrera, Gloria, 1929-1985. Gloria de Herrera papers, 1936-1996 (bulk 1947-1985). Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Robert Bruce Inverarity papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Fogg Art Museum 20th-century history of photography collection, 1900-1984 (inclusive). Harvard University Art Museum
creatorOf Mills College Art Gallery letters Archives of American Art
referencedIn Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection Archives of American Art
referencedIn Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Papers of James Joyce from the Harley K. Croessmann Collection, 1901-1959. Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
creatorOf Valançay, Robert. Robert Valançay correspondence, 1920-1985 (bulk 1930-1949). Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Le Violon d'Ingres. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Photograph of Edith Halpert Archives of American Art
referencedIn Album File, [ca. 1800- ca. 1980] (Bulk 1860-1920) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Papers of M.F.K. Fisher, 1860-1995 (inclusive) 1929-1992 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Katherine S. Dreier papers / Société Anonyme archive, 1818-1952, 1920-1951 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Janet Flanner and Solita Solano Papers, 1870-1976, (bulk 1955-1975) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf John Jones interviews with artists Archives of American Art
referencedIn John Henry Bradley Storrs papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Dada and Surrealism in America : a symposium in honor of Man Ray, symposium records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Elizabeth Jenks Clark Collection of Margaret Anderson 1886-1998 1945-1973 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Rayogramme, 1923-1926. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Outerbridge, Paul. Paul Outerbridge papers, 1915-1979 (bulk 1922-1958). Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Katharine Kuh papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Man Ray, 1890-1976 : artist file. The Barnes Foundation, Barnes Foundation Libraries and Special Collections
referencedIn Heiting, Manfred. Manfred Heiting papers, 1965-2008. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Hirsch Library, Hirsch Library
referencedIn Bernard and Rebecca Reis papers, ca. 1924-1985 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975, 1935-1955 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas papers, 1837-1961 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Albert Renger-Patzsch papers, 1890-1980, 1924-1966 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Downtown Gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Colette Roberts Papers and Interviews with Artists Archives of American Art
referencedIn Arnold Crane portfolio of photographs, "Portraits of the Photographers," Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Katharine Kuh Archives of American Art
referencedIn Phillips, Christopher Mark, 1950-. Christopher Phillips papers, 1950-2005 (inclusive), 1950-1991 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Gertrude Stein Collection, 1922-1955 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Colette Roberts Papers and Interviews with Artists Archives of American Art
creatorOf Roché, Henri Pierre, 1879-1959. Henri Pierre Roché Papers, 1886-1971. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Henri Pierre Roché Papers TXRC96-A14., ca. 1886-1971 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn William Nelson Copley papers Archives of American Art
William Nelson Copley papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Leyda, Jay, 1910-1988. Jay and Si Lan Chen Leyda papers, 1913-1987 (bulk 1930-1980). Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Irving Sandler interviews and papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Man Ray letters and album, 1922-1976. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf John Quinn memorial collection in the New York Public Library Archives of American Art
creatorOf Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992. Collection of typed letters signed (184), autograph letters signed (19), autograph and typed postcards signed (15), and autograph notes signed (7) : St. Helena, California, Last House [Glen Ellen, California], and Aix-en-Provence, to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1968-1992. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Patrick Hemingway Papers, 1927-1961 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
referencedIn Marjorie Worthington papers, 1931-1976 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. TLS, 1957 November 16 : Paris, to [James Thrall Soby]. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Papers of the magazine Transition, 1933-1941. Houghton Library
creatorOf Eugene Berman papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Georges Hugnet Papers TXRC06-A17., 1920-1971 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Oral history interview with Katharine Kuh Archives of American Art
creatorOf William and Noma Copley Foundation. Copley Foundation and Collection records, 1954-1980. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Galantière, Lewis, 1895-1977. Lewis Galantière papers, 1920-1977. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992. Typed letter signed with initials : Last House [Glen Ellen, California], to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1979 Nov. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Le Violon d'Ingres [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Carl N. Werntz papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Tanguy, Yves, 1900-1955. Letter to Man Ray, n.d. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Julien Levy Gallery records, 1857-1982 Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives
creatorOf Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979. James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975 (bulk 1935-1955). Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Joachim Bonnemaison collection of panorama photographs. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Ray, Man : Biographical file. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
referencedIn George Heard Hamilton Papers, 1937-1966 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Parmenia Migel papers, 1945-1990. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. Kay Boyle photograph collection, 1904-1980. Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers of M.F.K. Fisher, 1860-1995 (inclusive) 1929-1992 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Reynolds, Anita Thompson Dickinson, 1901-1980. Anita Thompson Dickinson Reynolds collection, 1850-1980. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
referencedIn Jules Langsner papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992. Typed letter signed with initials : Last House [Glen Ellen, California], to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1985 Dec. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf John Henry Bradley Storrs papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Indestructible objet [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Hugnet, Georges, 1906-1974. Georges Hugnet Papers 1920-1971. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Elenore Lust papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Photographic portraits of Ilka Chase by Man Ray and others, 1925-1930s. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Jean Brown papers, 1916-1995 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. [Man Ray : International Art & Artists File]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray. Man Ray : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Hamilton, George Heard. George Heard Hamilton papers, 1937-1966 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf John Weichsel papers concerning the People's Art Guild Archives of American Art
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Man Ray : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1930?-1990 [graphic] [compiled by staff of The Museum of Modern Art, New York]. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
referencedIn Anderson, Margaret C. Elizabeth Jenks Clark collection of Margaret Anderson, 1886-1998. Yale University Library
creatorOf Man Ray letters and album, 1922-1976 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Man Ray, 1890-1976. Tete, d'après un autochrome [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Anthology Film Archives. Biographical files, [ca. 1920-1985], [ca. 1960-1970] (bulk) Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Eugene Berman papers Archives of American Art
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Oral history interview with Budd Hopkins Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Clinton Adams Archives of American Art
creatorOf Arnold Crane interviews of photographers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interviews relating to the arts Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Edmund Rudolph Teske Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Bruce Nauman Archives of American Art
Relation Name
associatedWith Adams, Clinton, 1918-2002 person
associatedWith Alberts, Arthur S., 1910-1986 person
associatedWith Anderson, Margaret C. person
associatedWith Anthology Film Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Arts Club of Chicago. corporateBody
associatedWith Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980. person
associatedWith Berman, Eugene person
associatedWith Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972. person
associatedWith Blesh, Rudi, 1899-1985. person
associatedWith Bonnemaison, Joachim 1943- person
associatedWith Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. person
associatedWith Brown, Jean, 1911- person
associatedWith Byrnes, James B. person
associatedWith Chase, Edna Woolman, b. 1877 person
associatedWith Chase, Ilka, 1905-1978 person
associatedWith Colette Roberts person
associatedWith Copley, William Nelson, 1919-1996. person
associatedWith Crane, Arnold H. person
associatedWith Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989. person
associatedWith Daniel Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith De Herrera, Gloria person
associatedWith De Herrera, Gloria, 1929-1985. person
associatedWith Downtown Gallery corporateBody
associatedWith Downtown Gallery (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952. person
associatedWith Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. person
associatedWith Éluard, Paul, 1895-1952. person
associatedWith Ernst, Max, 1891-1976. person
associatedWith Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992. person
associatedWith Flanner, Janet, 1892-1978. person
associatedWith Foster, James W., 1920- person
associatedWith Galantière, Lewis, 1895-1977. person
associatedWith Gascoyne, David Emery, 1916-2001 person
associatedWith Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942. person
associatedWith Gris, Juan, 1887-1927. person
associatedWith Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970. person
associatedWith Hamilton, George Heard. person
associatedWith Heiting, Manfred. person
associatedWith Hemingway, Patrick. person
associatedWith Hiler, Hilaire, 1898-1966. person
associatedWith Hugnet, Georges, 1906-1974 person
associatedWith Hugo, Valentine, 1887-1968 person
associatedWith Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909- person
associatedWith Jones, John. person
associatedWith Joyce, James, 1882-1941. person
associatedWith Kar, Ida, 1908-1974. person
associatedWith Kuh, Katharine person
associatedWith Kuh, Katharine. person
associatedWith Langsner, Jules, 1911-1967. person
associatedWith Levy, Julien person
associatedWith Leyda, Jay, 1910-1988. person
associatedWith Lust, Elenore, 1909-1997. person
associatedWith McConn, Eugene, 1890-1976. person
associatedWith M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy) Fisher, 1908- person
associatedWith Migel, Parmenia. person
associatedWith Miller, Henry, 1891-1980. person
associatedWith Mills College. Art Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Naomi Savage person
associatedWith National Museum of American Art (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Nauman, Bruce, 1941- person
associatedWith Neiman, Gilbert. person
correspondedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
associatedWith Outerbridge, Paul. person
associatedWith Perls, Frank corporateBody
associatedWith Perls, Frank, 1910-1975. person
associatedWith Phillips, Christopher Mark, 1950- person
associatedWith Quinn, John, 1870-1924. person
associatedWith Reis, Bernard person
associatedWith Reis, Bernard. person
associatedWith Reis, Rebecca person
correspondedWith Renger-Patzsch, Albert person
associatedWith Reynolds, Anita Thompson Dickinson, 1901-1980. person
correspondedWith Reynolds, Mary, 1891-1950. person
associatedWith Richter, Hans, 1888-1976. person
associatedWith Roberts, Colette, 1910- person
associatedWith Roché, Henri Pierre, 1879-1959 person
associatedWith Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814. person
associatedWith Sandler, Irving, 1925- person
associatedWith Savage, Naomi, 1927- person
associatedWith Siegler, Elsie Ray. person
associatedWith Soby, James Thrall. person
associatedWith Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979. person
associatedWith Solano, Solita, 1888-1975 person
associatedWith Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973. person
associatedWith Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946. person
associatedWith Storrs, John Henry Bradley, 1885-1956. person
correspondedWith Tanguy, Yves, 1900-1955. person
associatedWith Tanning, Dorothea, 1910-2012. person
associatedWith Teske, Edmund, 1911-1996 person
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associatedWith Werntz, Carl N. (Carl Newland), 1874-1944. person
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associatedWith William and Noma Copley Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Worthington, Marjorie Muir, 1900-1976. person
associatedWith WRFM (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Subject
Actors
Aesthetics
Art, American
Artists, American
Art
Dadaism
Painters
Photography, Artistic
Portraits
Surrealism
Watercolorists
Occupation
Artists
Photographers
Activity

Person

Birth 1890-08-27

Death 1976-11-18

Americans

English

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