|
|
|
|
Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Arbus, Diane Creator Nationality: North American; American Creator Role: Artist Creator Dates/Places: 1923 - 1971 Biography: Diane Arbus American, 1923-1971One of the most influential and enigmatic figures in American photography, Diane Arbus rejected the safety and security of her comfortable upbringing. She was driven to "photograph evil" as she found it both within and outside American middle- and upper-class society. Her powerful psychological portraits of the physically deformed and socially marginalized reflect the influence of Lisette Model, with whom Arbus studied in New York at the Ethical Culture and Fieldston Schools. Another source of inspiration was the work of Weegee (Arthur Fellig), known for his gritty photographs of New York City crime scenes in the 1930s-40s. Arbus (born Diane Nemerov in New York City) first took an interest in photography while working as anaide to her husband, fashion photographer-turned-actor Allan Arbus, whom she married in 1941 (divorced 1969). Her early subjects were traditional landscapes, nudes, and still lifes. She pursued more formal training in 1955-57, studying with Model. For thenext five years, Arbus worked on freelance magazine projects. Esquire published her first photographs, "The Vertical Journey," in 1960. Assignments for Harper's Bazaar, Show, Glamour, and the New York Times Magazine soon followed. An important turning point came in 1962, when Arbus switched from 35mm to a square format and began making the portraits for which she is best known. She supported her work on the "rites, manners, and customs" with the assistance of two fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1963, 1966). During this time she also taught at the Parsons School of Design (1965 - 66) and Cooper Union (1968?69) in New York and at the Rhode Island School of Design (1970 - 71). In 1967 photographs by Arbus, Lee Friedlander, and Garry Winogrand were included in New Documents, the Museum of Modern Art's influential exhibition about the "new social landscape" of the 1960s. In July 1971, Arbus committed suicide. Although her work had appeared in three major museum group shows before her death, the event generated increased interest in, and controversy over, autobiographical readings by some observers of her images as projections of a troubled mind and spirit. One year later, 10 of Arbus's images were selected for inclusion in theVenice Biennale - the first work of an American photographer to be included in the venue. That same year, the Museum of Modern Art organized a traveling retrospective. Publications of her images include two major monographs, Diane Arbus (1972) and Diane Arbus, Magazine Work (1984). A.W. Gender: F Creator Birth Place: New York, NY Creator Death Place: New York, NY Creator Name-CRT: Diane Arbus Title: The human pincushion at a carnival in his silk shirt, N.J., 1961 Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1961 Creation End Date: 1961 Creation Date: 1961 Object Type: Photographs Classification Term: Photography Materials and Techniques: gelatin silver print Dimensions: Sheet: 35.3cm x 27.9cm, Image: 28.4cm x 19.2cm Inscriptions: Written in black felt pen on recto margin: "m"; "d.1961" AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1987.179 Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann Copyright: Copyright ? 1961 Estate of Diane Arbus Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Context: Diane Arbus was attracted to the bizarre aspects of human existence. She documented the underside of contemporary life, but always allowed her subjects---usually considered too strange and disturbing for mainstream society---to retain their dignity. Created intuitively, her images were also revelations of the intimate relationship between photographer and subject. Arbus was exceptionally sensitive to nuances of expression and gesture. In this image she captured the intensity of the sitter's gaze as he looks towards the camera. AMICA ID: CMA_.1987.179 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
| Subscribe
| Preview
| Benefits
| About
| Help
| Contact |
