L.2013.6.4 f: Decanter, plate 6 from Revolving Doors

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Man Ray, American, 1890–1976

Decanter, plate 6 from Revolving Doors, Paris: 1926

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Graphic Arts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library
L.2013.6.4 f
© 2013 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
VI. Decanter: In this case the retort is tilted purely in a spirit of enjoyment; the mold that is produced by the contents is quite adventitious, but carried out with all the deliberation of a preconceived design. It acquires courage from its sudden change of function: built to reject, it becomes an instrument of acceptance.
Man Ray
New York, 1916–17