Diane Arbus

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born

March 14, 1923 in New York, New York, The United States

died

July 26, 1971

gender

female

genre

Arts & Photography

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Diane Arbus was an American photographer, noted for her portraits of people on the fringes of society, such as transvestites, dwarfs, giants, prostitutes, and ordinary citizens in unconventional poses and settings.

Arbus' early work was created using 35mm cameras, but by the 1960s Arbus adopted the Rolleiflex medium format twin-lens reflex. This format provided a square aspect ratio, higher image resolution, and a waist-level viewfinder that allowed Arbus to connect with her subjects in ways that a standard eye-level viewfinder did not. Arbus also experimented with the use of flashes in daylight, allowing her to highlight and separate her subjects from the background.

In July 1971, Arbus committed suicide in Greenwich Village at the age of 48...more

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Books by Diane Arbus

Average rating: 4.25 · 2,691 ratings · 65 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph by Diane Arbus, Stan Grossfeld, Doon Arbus 4.20 avg rating — 2,076 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Diane Arbus Revelations by Diane Arbus, Doon Arbus (Afterword) 4.54 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Diane Arbus: Untitled by Diane Arbus, Doon Arbus (Photographer) 4.46 avg rating — 109 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Diane Arbus: Magazine Work by Diane Arbus (Photographer), Thomas Southall (Contributor) 4.09 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Diane Arbus Revelations 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1978	My rating:
	Diane Arbus Magazine Work by Diane Arbus, Thomas W. Southall, Doon Arbus 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	Diane Arbus: Revelations. 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Revelations =Offenbarungen 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Arbus, Model, Stromholm by Diane Arbus (Photographer), Lisette Model (Photographer), Christer Stromholm (Photographer) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	My rating: