Document Type
Media Review
Publication Date
10-21-2010
Publication Title
Educational Media Reviews Online
Publisher
University at Buffalo Libraries
First page number:
1
Abstract
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde originally aired as an episode of PBS’ American Masters in 1997 and provides a succinct overview of the life of the talented Man Ray, a painter, photographer, sculptor, and film maker, who is perhaps best known for his photographic portraits of famous artists, such as Igor Stravinsky, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso. The film, engagingly narrated by Stockard Channing, surveys Ray’s life while being attuned to the need to frame his life and work in a cultural and historical context. The often underappreciated Ray is given flattering treatment as director Mel Stuart makes a compelling case regarding Ray’s importance in the 20th Century art world.
Keywords
Man Ray; 1890-1976; Television programs – Reviews
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Cultural History | Film and Media Studies | Library and Information Science | Modern Art and Architecture
Language
English
Publisher Citation
Ipri, T. (2010, October 21). [Review of the DVD Man Ray: Prophet of the avant-garde, produced by M. Stuart, 2010]. Educational Media Reviews Online. Retrieved from http://emro.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=4213
Repository Citation
Ipri, T. A.
(2010).
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde.
Educational Media Reviews Online
1.
University at Buffalo Libraries.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_articles/128
Included in
Cultural History Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, Library and Information Science Commons, Modern Art and Architecture Commons
Comments
Film review