In Legend, Man Ray masterfully uses a purely abstract composition to challenge the viewer to create their own story. The design is a dynamic arrangement of bold, flat-colored geometric and free-form shapes that weave in and out of one another, creating a rhythm and sense of continuous motion. This visual dynamism is related to the idea of the Revolving Doors series title, suggesting perpetual rotation and change.

By titling such an abstract work Legend, Man Ray denies a literal reading and uses the title as a mental prompt. The design invites you to project your own imagination onto it, transforming the work into a blank slate for a new myth to be written. The piece is a perfect example of his playful defiance of representational art, proving that a compelling story can be found not in what you see, but in what you feel and imagine.