Skip to Content
Today Open today 11–8

Puériculture

A work made of paint, plaster, costume-jewelry ring, and tobacco tin.
© 2018 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Image actions

  • A work made of paint, plaster, costume-jewelry ring, and tobacco tin.

Date:

mid–1940s (conceived c. 1921)

Artist:

Man Ray
American, 1890–1976

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 396

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)

Title

Puériculture

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1942–1948

Medium

Paint, plaster, costume-jewelry ring, and tobacco tin

Dimensions

25.4 × 11.5 cm (10 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Florence S. McCormick

Reference Number

1979.1458

Copyright

© 2018 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share