On this day in 1976, American-born artist Man Ray (born Emmanuael Radnitzky) died in Paris at the age of 86. Man Ray is best known for his aveante-garde fashion and portrait photography, but he considered himself primarily a painter. He was part of the Dada and Surrealist movements and like his contemporary, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray was interested in depicting movement in figures.

Ann Johnston of Lake Oswego, Oregon, made this quilt, titled “Shock Waves,” in 1996. It is hand-dyed and embellished and machine pieced and quilted. Johnston donated the quilt to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum for the “Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum” collection.  A note on design in this Quilt Index record reads: “random lines: straight and curved, emphasizing line and movement, heavy amount.”

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Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Ray

Posted by Amy E. Milne
Executive Director, Quilt Alliance
amy.milne@quiltalliance.org