I've been hesitant to do this post for months because of theseriously gruesome nature of the material.But, the combination of Surrealism, modernist architecture,and Man Ray,was too much to resist.So, here we go, but SERIOUSLY,if you are at all squeamish,or have a problem with very, very graphic crime scene photographs,please do not look at this post.The photos are EXTREMELYdisturbing,but crucial to the story....I will be telling the story in pictures,for more info,I highly recommend the book"Exquisite Corpse: Surrealism and theBlack Dahlia Murder"by Mark Nelson and Sarah Hudson Bayliss.alsocheck out their BLOGof the same name.Fascinating....André Breton, Man Ray, Max Moriseand Yves Tanguy"Cadavre Exquis"(Exquisite Corpse)1927Salvador Dalí"Art of Radio"1944René Magritte"L'évidence éternelle"(The Eternally Obvious)1930Man Ray"La jumelle"(The Twin)1939 Max Ernst"Anatomie als Braut"(Anatomy as a Bride)1921Man Ray"Minotaure"1933Elizabeth Short MurderCrime scene photographJanuary 15, 1947Hans Bellmer"La poupee"(The Doll)1936Salvador DalíMagazine cover for"Minotaure"Issue #8June 15th 1936Elizabeth Short murderCoroner's office photographJanuary 15, 1947Man Ray"White and Black"1929Marcel Duchamp"Éant donnés: 1 la chute d'eau,2 le gaz d'éclairage"(Given: 1. The Waterfall,2.The Illuminating Gas)[Interior view, through the peephole door]1946-66Elizabeth Short MurderCrime scene photographJanuary 15, 1947Elizabeth Short Los AngelesOctober 22, 1946Elizabeth Short Los Angeles1946Dr. George HodelLos Angeles1950sDr. George HodelStudy of his Lloyd Wright home.Los Angeles1950John Snowden House1926Hodel lived here from 1945- 1951.In his equally fascinating book,"The Black Dahlia Avenger"Steve Hodel, George's son,claims that the murder took place here.Mark Nelson and Sarah Hudson Baylissinfer that it wasn't just a murder,but a literal reenactmentof an Exquisite Corpse....Man Ray"Portrait of George Hodel"1946Man RaySelf-portrait with "dead nude from the series "La priére"(The Prayer)1930Elizabeth Short MurderCrime scene photographJanuary 15, 1947René Magritte"Les reveries du promeneur solitaire"(The Musings of a Solitary Walker)1926