Focusing on the avant-garde artist and photographer Man Ray (1890-1976), this is one of a series of illustrated monographs which offer introductions to modern art and artists. Each book presents a profile of the artist and analysis of his distinctive style. Born in Philadelphia, Man Ray came into his own in Paris in the 1920s and became a major figure in the Dadaist and Surrealist movements, as well as one of the most successful commercial photographers of his day. The illustrations in the book encompass all of his principal mediums and all periods of his career.