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Quiz about The Man Called Man Ray
Quiz about The Man Called Man Ray

The Man Called Man Ray Trivia Quiz


The oeuvre of Man Ray is a unique contribution to 20th Century art.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
tjoebigham
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
58,614
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
835
Last 3 plays: bradez (12/20), skatersarehott (3/20), panagos (11/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. What was Man Ray's real name? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Where was Man Ray born? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What art form did Man Ray begin with? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Which famed anarchist did Man Ray know? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. What famous photographer was Man Ray's main inspiration? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who was Man Ray's first wife? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. What art movement is Man Ray most closely identified with? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. When did Man Ray go to Paris? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Which French artist was a close friend of Man Ray? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Which French author did Man Ray take the deathbed photograph of? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Which of Man Ray's model-mistresses later became a famous photographer herself? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Name the classical French painter Man Ray named a photo after. Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. What is the name of the flatiron Man Ray glued a row of nails on? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. What did Man Ray name the photographs he made entirely in the darkroom? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What color did Man Ray paint a loaf of French bread? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What did Man Ray name his metronome with the photo of an eye attached? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. What body part became the subject of Man Ray's biggest painting? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. What game was the basis for one of Man Ray's paintings? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Which dancer later became Man Ray's wife? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Man Ray was known for his florid ties.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Man Ray's real name?

Answer: Emmanuel Radnitzky

'Man Ray' was the version of his real name that he became an artist under.
2. Where was Man Ray born?

Answer: Philadelphia

He was born to Russian immigrants in Philadelphia, then they moved to the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
3. What art form did Man Ray begin with?

Answer: painting

He actually started out with drawing, but painting was his first love all his life.
4. Which famed anarchist did Man Ray know?

Answer: Emma Goldman

He drew illustrations for Goldman's anarchist magazine.
5. What famous photographer was Man Ray's main inspiration?

Answer: Alfred Stieglitz

Besides his groundbreaking photography, Stieglitz was a pioneer dealer and patron of modern art. His '291' gallery in New York introduced much of America to the new art. And of course, Man Ray became a photographer himself, at first to photograph his own works.
6. Who was Man Ray's first wife?

Answer: Adon LaCroix

She was a Belgian poet whom Man Ray married and she became his first photo model, but their stormy marriage ended in divorce. (O'Keeffe was Stieglitz' wife).
7. What art movement is Man Ray most closely identified with?

Answer: Dada

Man Ray was in the forefront of the avant-garde 'anti-art' movement that flourished around and after WWI.
8. When did Man Ray go to Paris?

Answer: 1921

His paintings sold poorly in New York, so he joined the post-war 'lost generation' of expatriates in Paris, and except for the 40's, he lived there until his death in 1976.
9. Which French artist was a close friend of Man Ray?

Answer: Marcel Duchamp

Braque and Gris were Picasso's cronies; Duchamp's 'Nude Descending A Staircase' shocked audiences at the New York Armory Show. He and Man Ray shared many themes and ideas, and even a passion for chess. Man Ray later crafted chessmen.
10. Which French author did Man Ray take the deathbed photograph of?

Answer: Marcel Proust

Man Ray's reputation as a photographer grew so fast that he got the honor of taking the deathbed photograph of one of France's most famous writers in 1922.
11. Which of Man Ray's model-mistresses later became a famous photographer herself?

Answer: Lee Miller

Miller was already a model when she hooked up with Man Ray. Learning from him, she later broke with him and struck out on her own as a photographer. She later married English artist Roland Penrose. (Savage is Man Ray's niece).
12. Name the classical French painter Man Ray named a photo after.

Answer: Ingres

'Violin d'Ingres' was named after one of Man Ray's idols, Ingres who was himself an amatuer violinist, hence the name. It shows Kiki of Montparnasse, naked back to the viewer, with two violin f-holes printed on her.
13. What is the name of the flatiron Man Ray glued a row of nails on?

Answer: The Gift

'Le Cadeau' in French, it was one of Man Ray's first Dada objects.
14. What did Man Ray name the photographs he made entirely in the darkroom?

Answer: Rayographs

Along with Moholy-Nagy and others, Man Ray pioneered the technique of cameraless photography by exposing objects right on to photographic paper.
15. What color did Man Ray paint a loaf of French bread?

Answer: blue

He chose the French name 'Pain Peint' because it sounded like a fire engine siren.
16. What did Man Ray name his metronome with the photo of an eye attached?

Answer: Object To Be Destroyed

The eye was that of Lee Miller. Later, French students destroyed it in a riot. Man Ray named his replica 'Indestructible Object'.
17. What body part became the subject of Man Ray's biggest painting?

Answer: lips

He painted Lee Miller's lips as 'Observatory Time:The Lovers'.
18. What game was the basis for one of Man Ray's paintings?

Answer: billiards

A giant billiards table was the subject of 'La Fortune' or 'Chance'.
19. Which dancer later became Man Ray's wife?

Answer: Juliet Browner

The Bronx-born dancer became his companion in California, a model, then his wife for the rest of his life. (Soma was the mother of Anjelica Huston).
20. Man Ray was known for his florid ties.

Answer: False

After a run-in with a tie salesman, Man Ray never again wore ties, but wore a shoestring in place of a tie.
Source: Author tjoebigham

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