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Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus. Born:March 14, 1923 in New York City, New York,United States. Education. Studied with Lisette Model She visited the gallery of Alfred Stieglitz, where she learned about photographers From what I can tell she had no formal education. Where you can find her work.

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Diane Arbus

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  1. Diane Arbus Born:March 14, 1923 in New York City, New York,United States

  2. Education • Studied with Lisette Model • She visited the gallery of Alfred Stieglitz, where she learned about photographers • From what I can tell she had no formal education.

  3. Where you can find her work • Esquire, July 1960 • Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto • Harper's Bazaar, November 1961 • Women. Photology Gallery, London • Show, January 1965 & • 1986 Seattle Art Museum • Artforum, volume 9, pages 64–69, May 1971.

  4. Style of photography • She is known for mainly portraits of people. • Her photos are all in Black&white

  5. Early Influences • She got her inspiration from the gallery of Alfred Stieglitz • Mathew Brady, Timothy O'Sullivan, PaulStrand, Bill Brandt, and Eugène Atget • She took her own life by ingesting barbiturates and slashing her wrists with a razor Unusual fact

  6. Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1962 the lighting used was natural main subject of the photograph is the boy he is in the middle the composition works to make the photo so striking is the background is interesting What she is trying to communicate in the photograph is kids like the park too I selected this photograph because I liked the shadows of the trees

  7. Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967 the lighting used was probably natural main subject of the photograph is the twin girls you can tell because they are in the middle the composition works to make the photo so striking is the girls are darker than the background What she is trying to communicate in the photograph is just because two people seem to be alike doesn't mean they are one person I selected this photograph because one twin is happy & the other looks sad it shows thy aren’t always the same they are separate human beings

  8. A Jewish Giant at Home with His Parentsin The Bronx, N.Y. 1970 the lighting used artificial main subject of the photograph is the big guy you can tell because he is on a line in the rule of thirds the composition works to make the photo so striking is the man is part of rule of thirds & so tall that he stands out What she is trying to communicate in the photograph is not every one is a normal height I selected this photograph because the guy was so huge

  9. Boy With a Straw Hat Waiting to Marchin aPro-War Parade, N.Y.C. 1967 the lighting used was natural main subject of the photograph is the boy. You can tell because he is in the middle the composition works to make the photo so striking is the boy is brighter than the rest of the photo What she is trying to communicate in the photograph is that the boy likes America I selected this photograph because the guy had a weird hat

  10. A Family on Their Lawn One Sundayin Westchester, N.Y. 1968 the lighting used was natural main subject of the photograph is girl & guy you can tell because they are in the middle the composition works to make the photo so striking because the 2 people are on the 2 vertical lines What she is trying to communicate in the photograph is what people do in their spare time I selected this photograph because it looked so natural

  11. Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbus • http://firelily.tumblr.com/post/1306111918/diane-arbus-boy-with-a-straw-hat-waiting-to • http://mrxdupontneuf.tumblr.com/post/11607814920/c-diane-arbus-1923-1971-a-family-on-their

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