Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun

Country

France

Birth - Death

1894 - 1954

Occupation

Artist

Description

Born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob but adopted the name Claude Cahun as her pseudonym - a sexually ambiguous name. Photographer and writer, her works were political and played with gender and sexual identity. Lifelong partner of Suzanne Malherbe.

Further Research/Reading

• http://lejournaldelaphotographie.com/entries/claude-cahun-self-portraits
• http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/entrenous
• http://goparis.about.com/od/historyculture/ss/Great-Parisian-Women-Of-The-20th-Century_4.htm
• http://artblart.com/tag/claude-cahun-and-suzanne-malherbe/