'Claude Cahun' was the pseudonym of Lucy Schwob, who lived in Jersey with her stepsister Suzanne Malherbe from 1937 until her death in 1954. She created a substantial body of photographic work, exploring her identity in an extraordinary series of self-portraits. Cahun's images were rediscovered in the 1990's, and they are now considered to be an important part of the Surrealist movement.

The Douglas Hyde Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of the Jersey Heritage Collections.