Featuring an image of Lee Miller's torso made in 1930 by Man Ray, this poster was created in 2023 in connection with the exhibition “Seeing Is Believing: Lee Miller and Friends” at Gagosian Gallery 976 Madison Avenue in New York.

The exhibition centers on the long and rich relationship between American photographer Lee Miller and British surrealist painter, collector, and art historian Roland Penrose, and includes works by artists in their circles, including Joseph Cornell, Max Ernst, Dora Maar, Man Ray, Henry Moore, Valentine Penrose, and Pablo Picasso. Covering Miller's silhouette with shadows cast by curtains, this photo highlights Miller's and Man Ray's bold spirit of innovation.

Poster / Glossy Paper

Man Ray (August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976), born Emmanuel Radnitzky, was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Although he never formally participated in the Dada or Surrealist movements, he nevertheless made major contributions to both.

His work appears across many kinds of media, but he preferred to regard himself first as a painter. Man Ray is known for his avant-garde and surrealist photography and was also a highly regarded fashion and portrait photographer. He is further known for his contributions to the development of the photogram, which he called the “Rayograph.”

In 1999, the American magazine ARTnews named Man Ray one of the 25 most influential artists of the 20th century.