A.D. 1914

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A.D. 1914

1914

Man Ray (American, 1890–1976)

A.D. 1914 reflects Man Ray's keen political and aesthetic awareness in the early years of the twentieth century. Like other Dadaists, Man Ray was alarmed by the onset of World War I. Inspired by the European art he saw in the 1913 Armory Show in New York, he portrayed the specter of war by borrowing from the modernist language of Cubism. This painting's horizontal format is based on ancient Roman friezes, and the date in Roman numerals links the contemporary conflict to the wars of antiquity.

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Object Details

Title:

A.D. 1914

Date:

1914

Artist:

Man Ray (American, 1890–1976)

Medium:

Oil on canvas (Irish linen)

Dimensions:

36 7/8 × 69 3/4 inches (93.7 × 177.2 cm) Framed: 40 inches × 6 feet 1/8 inches × 2 5/8 inches (101.6 × 183.2 × 6.7 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1944

Accession Number:

1944-90-1

Geography:

Made in New York, United States, North and Central America

Provenance

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