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'''Claude Cahun''' was a French photographer, sculptor and writer who is best known for self-portraits in which they assumed a variety of personae. They took on the gender-ambiguous name Claude Cahun in 1917. Cahun's work was both political and personal, and often undermined traditional concepts of static [[gender roles]]. In their autobiography, ''Disavowals'', they explained, "Masculine? Feminine? It depends on the situation. [[Neuter]] is the only gender that always suits me."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Disavowals : or cancelled confessions|first=Claude|last=Cahun|date=2008|publisher=The MIT Press|isbn=9780262533034|oclc=922878515}}</ref> | '''Claude Cahun''' was a French photographer, sculptor and writer who is best known for self-portraits in which they assumed a variety of personae. They took on the gender-ambiguous name Claude Cahun in 1917. Cahun's work was both political and personal, and often undermined traditional concepts of static [[gender roles]]. In their autobiography, ''Disavowals'', they explained, "Masculine? Feminine? It depends on the situation. [[Neuter]] is the only gender that always suits me."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Disavowals : or cancelled confessions|first=Claude|last=Cahun|date=2008|publisher=The MIT Press|isbn=9780262533034|oclc=922878515}}</ref> During World War II, Cahun was also active as a resistance worker and propagandist. | ||
During the early 1920s, they settled in Paris with lifelong partner and step-sibling [[Marcel Moore]]. | During the early 1920s, they settled in Paris with lifelong partner and step-sibling [[Marcel Moore]]. |