Diane Arbus
Birth name	Diane Nemerov
Born	March 14, 1923(1923-03-14) New York City
Died	July 26, 1971 (aged 48) Greenwich Village
Nationality	American
Field	Photography

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Biography

Diane Arbus (née Nemerov) was born in New York City into a wealthy Jewish family, ^[1] the younger sister of Howard Nemerov, who served as United States Poet Laureate on two separate occasions. She attended the Fieldston School for Ethical Culture. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Howard Nemerov (February 29, 1920 – July 5, 1991) was United States Poet Laureate on two separate occasions: from 1963 to 1964, and from 1988 to 1990. ... A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events. ... The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, known as Fieldston, is a private independent school in New York City and a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. ...

Marriage

She fell in love with future actor Allan Arbus at age 14, and married him in 1941, soon after turning 18, despite her parents' objections. When her husband began training as a photographer for the US Army, he shared his lessons with Diane. As a husband-wife team, the Arbuses became successful in the fashion world. As Diane began to take her own photographs, she took formal lessons with Lisette Model at The New School in New York. Edward Steichen's noted photo exhibit, The Family of Man, included a photograph credited to the couple.^[2] Together the Arbuses had two daughters, photographer Amy Arbus and writer and art director Doon Arbus. Allan and Diane Arbus had separated by 1959. Allan Arbus Allan Arbus (born February 15, 1918) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on the television series M*A*S*H. // Arbus was born in New York City of Jewish background. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... Lisette Model (November 10, 1901 in Wien as Elise Amelie Felicie Stern - March 30, 1983 in New York City) was an Austrian-born American photographer Lisette Model was born Elise Felic Amelie Stern in Vienna, Austria. ... The New School is an institution of higher learning in New York City, located around Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan. ... Edward Steichen, photographed by Fred Holland Day Edward Steichen (March 27, 1879–March 25, 1973) was an American photographer, painter, and art gallery and museum curator, born in Bivange, Luxembourg. ... Migrant Mother (1936), Dorothea Lange The Family of Man was a photography exhibit curated by Edward Steichen first shown in 1955 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. ... Amy Arbus is a New York City based photographer. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... Doon Arbus, (b. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Photojournalism

After separating from her husband, Arbus studied with Alexey Brodovitch and Richard Avedon. Beginning in 1960, Arbus worked extensively as a photojournalist, her photos appearing in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Sunday Times magazines, among others. Her first public work was an assignment by Esquire editor and art director Robert Benton. Published under the title, "The Vertical Journey: Six Movements of a Moment Within the Heart of the City", consisting of six portraits of an assortment of New Yorkers. Arbus would go on to collaborate with Hayes and Benton (and Benton's successors) for 31 photographs in 18 articles.^{[citations needed]} Alexey Brodovich/Brodovitch (1898-1971) was a Russian emigrant photographer and designer who worked in Paris, then America, at the beginning of the twentieth century. ... Cover of Richard Avedons In the American West photo book. ... Assault landing One of the first waves at Omaha Beach as photographed by Robert F. Sargent. ... August 2005 issue of Esquire Esquire is a mens magazine by the Hearst Corporation. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... For the 1960s musical group, see Harpers Bizarre. ... The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director. ...

Early work

Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967, on the cover of Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph.

Arbus' early work was created using 35mm cameras, but by the 1960s Arbus adopted the Rolleiflex medium format twin-lens reflex. This format provided a square aspect ratio, higher image resolution, and a waist-level viewfinder that allowed Arbus to connect with her subjects in ways that a standard eye-level viewfinder did not. Arbus also experimented with the use of flashes in daylight, allowing her to highlight and separate her subjects from the background. Image File history File linksMetadata DianeArbusAperture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DianeArbusAperture. ... Diane Arbus photograph, Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967, on the cover of Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph. ... Simulated 35 mm film with soundtracks _ The outermost strips (on either side) contain the SDDS soundtrack as an image of a digital signal. ... Rolleiflex medium format camera Rollei is a German manufacturer of optical goods, and maker of the well-known Rolleiflex and Rolleicord series of cameras. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The front of a Kinaflex twin-lens reflex camera Sketch of an early 20th century twin-lens reflex camera 1957 Kodak Duaflex IV, an inexpensive fixed-focus TLR A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. ... For other uses, see Aspect ratio. ...

Grants

In 1963, Arbus received a Guggenheim Fellowship grant. Arbus received a second Guggenheim grant in 1966. The Museum of Modern Art, in 1967, staged Arbus' first museum show as the New Documents show which included the work of Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander. She also taught photography at The Parsons School for Design in NYC and Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ... This article is about the museum in New York City. ... Garry Winogrand (1928-1984) was born in New York City. ... Lee Friedlander (born July 14, 1934) is an American photographer and artist. ... Parsons The New School for Design (abbreviated Parsons), is a design school affiliated since 1970 with The New School, formerly known as New School University. ... Hampshire College is an experimenting private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampshire County Settled 1703 Incorporated 1775 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  27. ...

Death

In July 1971, Arbus committed suicide in Greenwich Village at the age of 48 by ingesting a large quantity of barbiturates and then slashing her wrists. For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... Barbituric acid, the basic structure of all barbiturates Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. ...

Legacy

MoMA curator John Szarkowski prepared to stage a retrospective in 1972, but the accompanying Diane Arbus catalog proposal was turned down by all major publishing houses. Aperture magazine's Michael E. Hoffman accepted the challenge, producing an influential photography book. The Aperture monograph has since been reprinted 12 times, selling more than 100,000 copies. The MoMA retrospective traveled throughout North America attracting more than 7 million viewers. Also in 1972, Arbus became the first American photographer to be represented at the Venice Biennale. Arbus' photograph Identical Twins is tenth on the list of most expensive photographs having sold in 2004 for $478,400. John Szarkowski (December 18, 1925 – July 7, 2007) was an influential photographer, curator, historian, and critic. ... North American redirects here. ... Detail of exhibition. ... Diane Arbus Identical Twins #10 on the list of most expensive photographs. ...

In 2006, the film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus was released, starring Nicole Kidman as Arbus. Though it is a highly fictionalized account of a period in her life, it used Patricia Bosworth's book Diane Arbus: A Biography as a source. Fur is a 2006 film starring Nicole Kidman, as seminal American photographer Diane Arbus, and Robert Downey Jr. ... Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an Academy Award-winning Australian[1] actress and singer. ... Patricia Bosworth, B.A., (b. ...

Overview of Arbus' work

Arbus' voyeuristic approach has been criticized as demeaning to her subjects, ^[3] based around a major London retrospective of her works. Admirers of Arbus' work, such as filmmaker Todd Solondz, were also interviewed by the BBC and defended her work. “Voyeur” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is an American writer/director known for his controversial films. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

In an effort to dispel this image, Diane Arbus undertook a study of "conventional" people, including Gloria Vanderbilt's infant son, future CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper, for Harper's Bazaar.^[4] Gloria Vanderbilt, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1958. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an Emmy Award winning American journalist, author, and television personality. ... For the 1960s musical group, see Harpers Bizarre. ...

Famous photographs

Arbus' Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, New York City (1962)

• Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park,^[5] New York City (1962) — A scrawny boy, with the left strap of his jumper awkwardly hanging off his shoulder, tensely holds his long, thin arms by his side. Clenching a toy grenade in his right hand and holding his left hand in a claw-like gesture, his facial expression is maniacal. Arbus captured this photograph by having the boy stand while moving around him, claiming she was trying to find the right angle. The boy became impatient and told her to "Take the picture already!" This photo was also used, without permission, on the cover of punk band SNFU's first studio album, And No One Else Wanted to Play.

• Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967 — Young twin sisters are seen standing side by side in corduroy dresses. One slightly smiles and the other slightly frowns. This photo is echoed in Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining, which features twins in an identical pose.

• Jewish Giant at Home with His Parents in The Bronx, NY^[6] (1970) — Eddie Carmel, the "Jewish Giant", stands in his family's apartment with his much shorter mother and father.
• Masked Woman in a Wheelchair PA, 1970

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References

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External links

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Diane Arbus

• Washington Post (May 12, 2005): "Double Exposure: A Moment With Diane Arbus Created A Lasting Impression", by David Segal
• Washington Post/Camera Works (undated; circa 2003): "Diane Arbus: Revealed And Rediscovered", by Frank Van Riper
• The Social Affairs Unit (Dec. 16, 2005): "Art as Freak Show: Diane Arbus, Revelations at the V&A", by Prof. Christie Davies - Review of retrospective at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

• Fraenkel Gallery maintains a major inventory of Diane Arbus Photographs