William Wegman is widely respected for his photographs of the majestic Weimaraner dog. One of his first models (and longtime companion) was a pooch named Man Ray, who passed away in 1982. This beautiful dog also plays a starring role in Man's Best Friend, where he is caught posing, napping, and playing in more than 40 (mainly color) photographs. Wegman dresses his dog in a variety of costumes--transforming him into a strange new creature--half man, half canine. Each exquisite portrait is a testament to Man Ray's beauty--and the strong bond between dog and master. This handsome book is one you'll admire time and time again.


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This amusing volume is photographer Wegmen's tribute to Man Ray, not the fellow shutterbug but his dog and partner whom he dressed up as everything from an elephant to an Indian chief. There are also some fine portraits of the dog just as a dog. Great fun, and you can't beat the price. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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William Wegman's dog images are among the most renowned examples of pop-art photography around today. This is a tribute to Wegman's old grey weimaraner, Man Ray, who died in 1982. Man Ray was Wegman's constant companion on and off the set since the dog was a pup. He grew to be an excellent model and here his owner captures him in surprising poses and settings — hallmarks of all of Wegman's work. Here Man Ray dresses as Louix XIV, imitates a bat, poses as Picasso's Old Guitarist, and is by turns covered with baby powder, flowers, zebra-print fabric, and tinsel. Despite it all, Man Ray maintains his graceful calm, stressing the underlying irony of Wegman's photos. 40 photographs, most in full color. 10 1/4" x 12 1/4".

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Man Ray, artist William Wegman's stunning weimaraner, was called "the Charlie Chaplin of dog photography" by The New York Times and "the ideal post-modern photographer's model" by New York magazine. In Wegman's beautiful, vibrantly colored Polaroid photographs, Man Ray dresses as Louis XIV, imitates a bat, poses as Picasso's Old Guitarist, and is variously covered with baby powder, flowers, zebra-print fabric, and tinsel. These photographs and Wegman's later work have made Man Ray, Fay Ray, and their family among the best-known models in contemporary art.

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