Man Ray in LA: what happened when the pioneering artist hit Hollywood

A new exhibition sheds light on the visual artist’s time in Los Angeles and the many famous actors he captured on film

In the autumn of 1940, Man Ray met a travelling tie salesman at a party in New York. The American artist had arrived back in the US earlier that summer, having spent nearly two decades in Paris. The salesman said he was planning a cross-country trip to Los Angeles; Man Ray decided to catch a lift.

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