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1. • • Claude Cahun (born October 25, 1894, Nantes, France—died December 8, 1954, St. Helier, Jersey) French writer, photographer, Surrealist, and performance artist who was largely written out of art history until the late 1980s, when her photographs were included in an exhibition of Surrealist photography in 1986.
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   Why was Cahun named Claude?

   • From an early age, Cahun grappled with her gender identity. By the early 1920s, she adopted the name Claude because it could be a man’s or a woman’s. Her last, name Cahun, was taken from her grandmother, Mathilda. Cahun’s mother, Mary-Antoinette Courbebaisse, suffered from severe mental illness.

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   How did Claude Cahun die?

   • For much of her life, Claude Cahun suffered from health problems. Her time in prison exacerbated her illness, and her health continued to decline even after her release. Sadly, she died from a kidney tumor in 1954. She was just 60 years old.

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   How old was Cahun when he started photography?

   • Although Cahun had been interested in photography and self-portraiture from around the age 12, it was not until the 1920s that Cahun began to experiment seriously with the medium, creating some of charismatic and famous images. During this time Cahun was on the fringes of the Surrealist movement, although not closely tied to the group.

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   Claude Cahun (French pronunciation: [klod ka.œ̃], born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer. Schwob adopted the pseudonym Claude Cahun in 1914. Cahun is best known as a writer and self-portraitist, who assumed a variety of performative personae.

   • Born: Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob, 25 October 1894, Nantes, France
   • Movement: Surrealism

   • Known for: Photography, writing, sculpture, collage

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   Born: October 25, 1894 - Nantes, France. Died: December 8, 1954 - St Helier, Jersey, Great Britain. Movements and Styles: Modern Photography. , Dada. , Surrealism. , Identity Art and Identity Politics. , Photomontage. , Collage. , Proto-Feminist Artists. "Under this mask, another mask. I will never be finished removing all these faces." 1 of 11.

   • Nationality: French
   • Birth Date: October 25, 1894

   • Place Of Birth: Nantes, France
   • Death Date: December 8, 1954

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   Claude Cahun (French pronunciation: [klod ka.œ̃], born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer. Schwob adopted the pseudonym Claude Cahun in 1914. Cahun is best known as a writer and self-portraitist, who assumed a variety of performative personae.

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   Jun 16, 2020 · Claude Cahun was a surrealist, photographer, sculptor, and activist. She is best known for her gender-fluidity in art, and her anti-Nazi resistance. Jun 16, 2020 • By Jacqueline Martinez, BA English Writing.

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   Jul 6, 2023 · Photographer, essayist, mixed-media artist, performer, activist, and Nazi resistor. Claude Cahun assumed all these titles during her life in France during the early twentieth century. Cahun was decades ahead of her time.

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    Biography. Claude Cahun ( French pronunciation: [klod ka.œ̃], born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer. Schwob adopted the pseudonym Claude Cahun in 1914. Cahun is best known as a writer and self-portraitist, who assumed a variety of performative personae.