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Lady at a masked ball with two roses on her dress, New York City
Diane Arbus is best known for her portraits of people on the margins of society, having once stated that ‘there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.’ Arbus often befriended her subjects, prompting them to become willing collaborators in the portrait-making process. The resulting photographs explore the complex relationship between appearance, identity and representation. These photographs were produced by the Arts Council Collection. In the days before digital photography, reproductions of original photographs were distributed to magazines and newspapers to promote exhibitions.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 55173
Creation/Production
ARBUS Diane
Date: 1967
Acquisition
Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017
Measurements
h(cm) image size:19.9
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:19.2
w(cm)
h(cm) paper:21
w(cm) paper:20.1
Techniques
gelatin silver print
Material
Paper
Location
In store
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