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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Claude Cahun (Photofile)

Claude Cahun (Photofile)

Leperlier, François

Paperback

Series: Photofile

General PhotographyPhotographers

Publisher Price: $16.95

ISBN10: 0500297495
ISBN13: 9780500297490
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Inc.
Published: Feb 13 2024
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.50 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.40
Language: English

Claude Cahun (1894-1954), the chosen name of the artist Lucy Schwob, was best known in her lifetime as a writer but built up a remarkable body of photographic work that only came to prominence after her death.

Politically active and involved with a wide circle of artists and intellectuals, including the surrealists, Cahun followed her own rules in both life and art. She is best known for her strikingly staged self-portraits, in which she used costumes, makeup, and technical effects to tackle themes of identity and self-representation. Her love of symmetry, mirroring, repurposing, and retouching was also reflected in her approach to other styles of photography, including portraiture, photomontage, and still-life tableaux.

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