 Born on March 14, 1923  From New York  Middle child of 3 (1 brother, 1 sister)  Jewish  Wealthy  Shy

 Ethical Culture School  Fieldston School  Alexey Brodovitch’s workshop (unsuccessful)  New School- Lisette Model’s class › first mentor › helped identify her desired path

 Met Allan at age 14  Parents did not approve  Secret meeting for 4 years  Married April 10, 1941

 Freaks  Central Park, New York City, nudist camps, carnivals  Leica  Rolleiflex  Square Frame  Mamiya C33  Flash gave exposed and vulnerable look  Pentax

 Father gave first job  Account with Russeks Furs- fifth avenue department store  Allan and Diane Arbus studio  Diane- style  Allan- technical

 Esquire Magazine (nightlife of NY):  “The Vertical Journey”- first major magazine assignment  2 nd mentor: Marvin Israel › Supported and pursued ideas › Which photograph to choose from contact sheet › Introduced her to influential people › Director of Harpers Bazaar  Sunday Times Magazine, Nova, Vogue, Glamour  Show, Sports Illustrated & New York Times

 Nude photographs of actor Viva  Lawsuit (later dropped)  Viva felt misled and lied to  Lost over a million dollars  “Recent Acquisitions” › Early photographs › spit on photographs  “New Documents” freak › Modern photography

 Museum of Modern Art  “Recent Acquisitions”  “New Documents”  ArtForum published portfolio › pictures of mentally retarted at a home in Vineland  Venice Biennale › Contemporary art exhibition every 2 years

 Confrontational  Strong reaction › Spit

 After viewing movie called “Freaks” which featured “midgets, pinheads and dwarfs”  Flea circus

 306 tattoos  Swore not to reveal whereabouts

 Eddie Carmel  Made famous by photo  Mother’s reaction

 Mime  Impatience

 Guggenheim Fellowships to pursue private work  Robert Levitt Award for outstanding achievement › Taught classes and workshops › Gave lectures

 hospitalized with Hepatitis  Loosing strength and independence  Depression  Divorce  Closing of Arbus studio  Suicide (depression and need for money)

 Museum of Modern Art  Around United States and Europe  Metropolitan Museum of New York › “Diane Arbus Revelations” › Overview of life work › Acceptance of work began

 Risk taker of “different work”  Not easily accepted  Tough life

 Late acceptance  Changed the way we identify each other as human beings  Combine exaggerated with personal

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