Artist & photographer
Man Ray
Made photographs without a camera by laying objects on light-sensitive paper, and was central to both Dada and Surrealism.
Man Ray was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was a photography innovator as well as a fashion and portrait photographer, and is noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
- Born
- 1890-08-27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1976-11-18, Paris, FranceA Thursday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1890-08-27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 4°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 0°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 18°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 3°54′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 6°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 24°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 6°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 7°52′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1976-11-18, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 26°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 11°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 4°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 26°06′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 16°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 8°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 13°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 13°13′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Man Ray was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.