Man Ray

by Roland Penrose

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1975

About the author

Sir Roland Algernon Penrose CBE (14 October 1900 – 23 April 1984) was an English artist, historian and poet.

He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a teacher of camouflage.

Penrose married the poet Valentine Boué and then the photographer Lee Miller. He is the uncle of the physicist and polymath Roger Penrose, and the chess grandmaster, Jonathan Penrose.

Reviews

[Ami Bouhassane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Out of all of Rolands biographies written on his artist friends this one is my least favourite. It is still well written as always and with good research behind it but it misses things that I know he knew.

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book might be OOP (out of print) and if it is, it's a shame. This book is equal parts biography, art analysis and photography portfolio.
There are some great pictures of Ray hanging out with Picasso, playing chess with Duchamp, and relaxing at the Villa Elaine, his apartment that still stands on the corner of Fountain and Vine in Hollywood.