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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> During World War II, Cahun was also active as a resistance worker and propagandist. | '''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 and Marcel Moore lived together and worked together. the rumored couple lived until around 90. 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]]. | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
*{{Cite web |title=Claude Cahun: The trans artist years ahead of her time |last=Emelife |first=Aindrea |work=BBC |date=29 June 2016 |access-date=21 May 2020 |url= https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160629-claude-cahun-the-trans-artist-years-ahead-of-her-time}} | *{{Cite web |title=Claude Cahun: The trans artist years ahead of her time |last=Emelife |first=Aindrea |work=BBC |date=29 June 2016 |access-date=21 May 2020 |url= https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160629-claude-cahun-the-trans-artist-years-ahead-of-her-time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131213050/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160629-claude-cahun-the-trans-artist-years-ahead-of-her-time |archive-date=17 July 2023 }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1894 |
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| Place of birth | Nantes, France |
| Date of death | 8 December 1954 |
| Place of death | Saint Helier, Jersey |
| Nationality | French |
| Pronouns | Unknown |
| Gender identity | Neuter |
| Occupation | artist |
| Known for | Self-portraits |
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."[1] Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore lived together and worked together. the rumored couple lived until around 90. 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.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Emelife, Aindrea (29 June 2016). "Claude Cahun: The trans artist years ahead of her time". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Cahun, Claude (2008). Disavowals : or cancelled confessions. The MIT Press. ISBN 9780262533034. OCLC 922878515.
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