Claude Cahun (25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French artist, photographer and writer.
[1] Her work was both political and personal, and often played with the concepts of gender and sexuality.
She was born
Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob, her mothers mental problems led to her being raised by her grandmother. Cahun's work encompassed writing, photography, and theater. She is most remembered for her highly-staged self portraits and tableaux that incorporated the visual aesthetics of Surrealism.
During World War 2 she and her life long partner became active as resistance workers and propagandists with their photographs. Cahun's life was marked by a sense of role reversal, and her public identity became a commentary upon not only her own, but the public's notions of sexuality, gender, beauty, and logic.
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