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Edwin Curtis Moffat (October 11, 1887 – 1949), better known as Curtis Moffat, was a London-based American abstract photographer, painter and modernist interior designer. Moffat studied painting in New York and in Paris before exhibiting his work in New York during World War I. He married the actress and poet Iris Tree, and the couple moved to London after the war, where Moffat took up abstract photography. He collaborated with Man Ray and Cecil Beaton on numerous occasions throughout his career. He opened a photographic studio in London in 1925. Four years later, he opened an interior design showroom and gallery, displaying a combination of modern, antique and African tribal furnishings. His home became a popular salon for artists, intellectuals and gourmands. He moved back to America in 1939 with his second wife, settling on Martha's Vineyard, where he continued to paint. ==Early years== Moffat was born in Brooklyn in 1887 into a wealthy New York family, the son of Edwin Curtis Moffat Sr. (1853–1931) and Aline Adelaide Graves.〔(Genealogy of the Moffat Family )〕 Moffat moved to Brittany, France with his parents at an early age before being educated at St. Mark's School in the U.S.〔(Curtis Moffat biography ) at the Victoria & Albert Museum website〕 After a brief diplomatic career early in the new century, he studied painting in New York and was part of a group of artists including George Bellows, Robert Henri and John French Sloan. In 1913–1914, he studied at the Beaux arts in Paris.〔 One man shows of his work were held in New York in 1916 and 1919.〔 In 1916, he married actress-poet Iris Tree, the daughter of actor-manager Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, in New York. A son, Ivan, born in Cuba in 1918, became a screenwriter.〔(Ivan Moffat biography ) at the Internet Movie Database〕 After World War I ended, Moffat and his wife settled in London, and he became interested in photography. In 1923 he went to Paris where he was involved with the Surrealists and the Dada movement. He collaborated with Man Ray, with whom he developed "painting with light" 'Rayogram' compositions and other experimental techniques.〔(Curtis Moffat ) at the Factum Arte website〕 In 1925 he opened a photographic studio with Olivia Wyndham in London called the "M Studio". His large and striking black and white portraits of friends such as the Sitwells, Diana Cooper, Augustus John and Nancy Cunard〔 influenced Cecil Beaton,〔(Curtis Moffat related photographers: Cecil Beaton Victoria & Albert Museum website )〕 among others. Two exhibitions of his photographs were held in London in 1925 and 1926.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curtis Moffat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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