Claude Cahun
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Contents
Country
France
Birth - Death
1894 - 1954
Occupation
Artist
Notable Achievements
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://www.connectotel.com/cahun/
- 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/
