Man Ray & the Black Dahlia

Surrealist artist Man Ray (1890-1976) befriended Los Angeles surgeon Dr. George Hodel (1907-1999) based on their photographs, postcards and letters. Dr. Hodel has been creditably accused of being the Black Dahlia murderer, due to the surgical wounds sustained by Elizabeth "Beth" Short (1924-1947) before her death. This video relies on evidence gathered by Dr. Hodel's son Steve Hodel, as well as analysis of Man Ray's disturbing artwork.

Contains disturbing themes and images.

Sources:

Steve Hodel, George Hodel and Juliet Man Ray Letters: 1980s Correspondence and a Meeting in Paris ( https://stevehodel.com/2018/02/09/george-hodel-juliet-man-ray-letters-1980s-correspondence-meeting-paris/ ) (2018)

Steve Hodel, Newly Discovered Man Ray 1969 Lithograph "Les Invendables" (The Unsaleables) Includes the Surrealist's Minotaur Homage to His Personal Friend and Black Dahlia Killer, Dr. George Hill Hodel, ( https://stevehodel.com/2016/12/29/newly-discovered-man-ray-1969-lithograph-les-invendables-unsaleables-includes-surrealists-minotaur-homage-personal-friend-black-dahlia-killer-dr-george-hill-hodel/ ) (2016)

Jessica Gelt, Man Ray's Los Angeles, The LA Times, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-man-ray-la-20180114-htmlstory.html (2018)

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