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Marcel Moore. / 49.1841; -2.2029. Marcel Moore (born Suzanne Alberte Malherbe, 19 July 1892 – 19 February 1972) was a French illustrator, designer, and photographer. She, along with her romantic and creative partner Claude Cahun, was a surrealist writer and photographer. [1]
Nov 4, 2020 · The story of how the artists Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe—better known by their alter egos Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore—outfoxed the German invaders of the British Channel island of ...
Apr 5, 2023 · Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore met as teenagers and stayed together for the rest of their lives. They were collaborators, step-siblings and lovers and they both changed their birth names to make them gender neutral. These Nazi-fighting lesbians went undercover as stepsisters. They were brilliant women, quite out of ...
Apr 20, 2021 · Moore’s beautiful art nouveau and art deco illustrations from that period broke no new ground. Cahun—chronically ill, kooky, an introvert with a troubled childhood—came to be seen as the “artist” while Moore—the down-to-earth, caretaking, practical one largely behind the scenes—seemed to be an imitator. *
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore defined the bohemian spirit of 1920s Paris. Surrealist artists who explored gender identity and the subconscious mind—while holding their lifelong love affair secret—they left Paris in 1937 for the soon-to-be Nazi occupied Isle of Jersey, where they used art as their weapon of resistance.
Apr 5, 2005 · Berkeley, CA – Acting Out: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore is the first exhibition to examine the work of Claude Cahun (born Lucy Schwob) in the context of her lifelong partnership and collaboration with Marcel Moore (born Suzanne Malherbe). The philosophical, political, and aesthetic implications of these artists’ partnership permeate ...
ca. 1929. Claude Cahun, Marcel Moore. Untitled. 1927–1929. Please note that artwork locations are subject to change, and not all works are on view at all times. If you are planning a visit to SFMOMA to see a specific work of art, we suggest you contact us at collections@sfmoma.org to confirm it will be on view.
