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Lot Essay
Tanja Ramm (1906-1997) was a first-generation American of Norwegian parents. Close friends since their teens as students at the progressive Art Students League in New York, she and Lee Miller modelled in New York and later in Paris for Vogue and Jean Patou. In 1929, Miller and Ramm travelled together through Europe. Before long, Lee Miller would boldly present herself to Man Ray at the nightclub Le Bateau Ivre as 'his new student'. Settling in Paris, Ramm and Miller shared an apartment on the rue Victor Considerant in Montparnasse. Ramm would model for Man Ray several times, most famously in a dramatic frontal solarized portrait, dated 1931. As roommate of Lee Miller, a young American and a professional model, it is easy to understand why Ramm was recruited for Electricité.
In 1930, Ramm would meet Henry Rowell, whom she married in 1931, with Lee Miller as her sole attendant. The couple returned to America soon after, while Miller became a prominent photographer, as well as muse to Man Ray.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the Rayographs being prepared by Man Ray Research Scholar Steven Manford.
In 1930, Ramm would meet Henry Rowell, whom she married in 1931, with Lee Miller as her sole attendant. The couple returned to America soon after, while Miller became a prominent photographer, as well as muse to Man Ray.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the Rayographs being prepared by Man Ray Research Scholar Steven Manford.