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Man Ray
Gift (Cadeau)1963

Not on view
Sculpture in the form of a clothes iron stood on its heel, dark charcoal gray with thirteen protruding nails arranged diagonally across the sole plate
Cast iron clothes iron stood upright on its heel, with a row of metal tacks or nails protruding horizontally through the sole plate. The back panel bears cast decorative scrollwork and the letters "B.F" and "N.4"; the left edge is inscribed in white lettering: "CADEAU · 1921/1963 · 6/10 man Ray."

Man Ray, Gift (Cadeau), 1963, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Michael and Dorothy Blankfort Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Man Ray
United States, 1890–1976, also active France
Title
Gift (Cadeau)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1963
Medium
Flat iron with nails, edition 6/10
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 3 1/2 in. (13.97 x 8.73 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Michael and Dorothy Blankfort Bequest
Accession Number
AC1999.35.47
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Powell III, Earl A., Robert Winter, and Stephanie Barron. The Robert O. Anderson Building. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.
  • Langsner, Jules. Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Man Ray Exhibition Catalog. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. 1966.
  • Wilson, Richard Guy; D. Pilgrim; Dickran Tashjian. The Machine Age in America, 1918-1941. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986.
  • Benson, Timothy O. Hans Richter: Encounters. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Copyright
© Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris