Tristan Tzara and Jean Cocteau
About this artwork
This is a photograph by Man Ray of Jean Cocteau (he is the figure on the left holding a banjo) and Tristan Tzara (he is the one on the right using a walking cane as a trumpet), which has been drawn over in Pen and ink by Tzara. Cocteau was a Dada poet whose fame and success meant that he was disliked by many Dadaists, and Tzara was a central figure of the movement. Man Ray made another more formal portrait of Cocteau and Tzara, in which they are enrobed in a single piece of cloth, while a cut white lampshade spirals around their necks. Man Ray and Tzara became close friends in Paris when they both lived at the Hotel des Ecoles.
Updated before 2020
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artists:
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title:Tristan Tzara and Jean Cocteau
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date created:About 1922
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materials:Black and white photograph (mounted on card) by Man Ray, embellished by Tzara
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measurements:8.50 x 5.90 cm (card 13.90 x 8.80 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Gabrielle Keiller 1995
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accession number:GMA 4004
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Man Ray
Man Ray
Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radinski, in Philadelphia. In 1915 he met Marcel Duchamp and became involved with the New York Dada group. Man Ray moved to Paris in 1921, where he continued his dada activities and worked as part of the surrealist group. He was able to earn a living as a fashion and...