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Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus. “...best known for her compelling, often disturbing portraits of people from the edges of society”. background. 1923 – 1971 Jewish, born in New York Suffered from depression, and committed suicide age 48 The film Fur (2006) was about her life and starred Nicole Kidman.

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Diane Arbus

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  1. Diane Arbus “...best known for her compelling, often disturbing portraits of people from the edges of society”

  2. background • 1923 – 1971 • Jewish, born in New York • Suffered from depression, and committed suicide age 48 • The film Fur (2006) was about her life and starred Nicole Kidman

  3. career • In 1963 -1966 she was awarded Guggenheim Fellowships for her project American Rites, Manners and Customs • Was the subject of a major exhibition: The Diane Arbus Revelations at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2003

  4. Her work ‘Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey’ (1967) Echoed in The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)

  5. ‘Child with toy hand grenade in Central Park, New York’ (1962)

  6. ‘Jewish Giant at home with his parents in the Bronx’ (1970) Eddie Carmel was known as the ‘Jewish Giant’ and was an carnival/sideshow entertainer

  7. ‘Masked woman in a wheelchair, Pennsylvania’ (1970)

  8. ‘Lady Bartender at home with ‘Albino sword swallower at a souvenir dog’ (?) carnival’ (1970)

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