Ray, Man — Man Ray, Photographs

New York, NY, East River Press, 1975. Softcover. Glued wraps with b+w illustration on cover. 1-104 pp. chiefly b+w illustrations. Man Ray's remarkable photographs represent the first successful effort to make photography part of the artistic revolution of the twentieth century. This book is the basic source for those photographs. Compiled by the artist in 1934, at the height of his abilities, it consists of his prefatory discussion of his photographic aims; of 104 reproductions arranged in sections reflecting his principal subjects; and of commentary and tribute by his Dadaist and Surrealist friends, Marcel Duchamp, Tristan Tzara, Andre Breton, and Paul Eluard. G+. Minimally marked ex-art library, just a sticker on the spine, inside rear cover and donation plate on the false title. Otherwise some rubbing and general light wear to covers.