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Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States

Date of Birth: March 14, 1923

Place of Death: New York, New York, United States

Date of Death: July 26, 1971

Active Country: United States

Works of Art: 101

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Exasperated boy with a toy hand grenade, N.Y.C.

Exasperated boy with a toy hand grenade, N.Y.C., 1962

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Blaze Starr at the Two O'Clock Club

Blaze Starr at the Two O'Clock Club, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Blaze Starr at home

Blaze Starr at home, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Brenda Diana Duff Frazier, 1938 Debutante of the Year, at home

Brenda Diana Duff Frazier, 1938 Debutante of the Year, at home, 1966

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Transsexual

Transsexual, 1967

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Pinkie Edwards, whose nickname is Matilda, warms her feet by an old stove

Pinkie Edwards, whose nickname is Matilda, warms her feet by an old stove, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Robert Evans and his family

Robert Evans and his family, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Dr. Donald E. Gatch and Addie Taylor

Dr. Donald E. Gatch and Addie Taylor, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Tokyo Rose at home, Chicago, Illinois

Tokyo Rose at home, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Mae West

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Mrs. Marguerite C. Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald

Mrs. Marguerite C. Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Marguerite Oswald

Marguerite Oswald, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Bennett Cerf

Bennett Cerf, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Bennett Cerf

Bennett Cerf, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Mrs. Dagmar Patino, photographed at the Grand Opera Ball benefiting Boys-town of Italy, Sheraton-East Hotel

Mrs. Dagmar Patino, photographed at the Grand Opera Ball benefiting Boys-town of Italy, Sheraton-East Hotel, 1960

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Hezekiah Trambles,"The Jungle Creep", performs five times a day at Hubert's Museum, 42nd & Broadway, Times Square

Hezekiah Trambles,"The Jungle Creep", performs five times a day at Hubert's Museum, 42nd & Broadway, Times Square, 1960

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Walter L. Gregory, also known as The Mad Man from Massachusetts, photographed in the city room of "The Bowery News."

Walter L. Gregory, also known as The Mad Man from Massachusetts, photographed in the city room of "The Bowery News.", 1960

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Andrew Ratoucheff, actor, 56, in his Manhattan rooming house following a late show performance of his specialty: imitations of Marilyn Monroe, and Maurice Chevalier singing "Valentina."

Andrew Ratoucheff, actor, 56, in his Manhattan rooming house following a late show performance of his specialty: imitations of Marilyn Monroe, and Maurice Chevalier singing "Valentina.", 1960

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), PERSON UNKNOWN, City Morgue, Bellevue Hospital

PERSON UNKNOWN, City Morgue, Bellevue Hospital, 1960

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Flora Knapp Dickinson, Honorary Regent of the Washington Heights Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Flora Knapp Dickinson, Honorary Regent of the Washington Heights Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution., 1960

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), James T. Farrell

James T. Farrell, 1962

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Jayne Mansfield Cimber-Ottaviano, actress, with her daughter, Jayne Marie, thirteen

Jayne Mansfield Cimber-Ottaviano, actress, with her daughter, Jayne Marie, thirteen, 1965

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Ogden Reid, congressman and millionaire, with his son, Stewart, fifteen

Ogden Reid, congressman and millionaire, with his son, Stewart, fifteen, 1965

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen

Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen, 1965

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Richard Lippold, Sculptor, and His Daughter Tina, Eighteen

Richard Lippold, Sculptor, and His Daughter Tina, Eighteen, 1965

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Madalyn Murray in front of her home

Madalyn Murray in front of her home, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Madalyn Murray in her bedroom

Madalyn Murray in her bedroom, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Mel Lyman

Mel Lyman, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Ricky Nelson and family

Ricky Nelson and family, 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Ozzie and Harriet Nelson

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Ozzie and Harriet Nelson on their lawn, L.A., CA

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson on their lawn, L.A., CA, 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Their numbers were picked out of a hat. They were just chosen King and Queen of a Senior Citizens dance in NYC. Yetta Granat is 72 and Charles Fahrer is 79. They have never met.

Their numbers were picked out of a hat. They were just chosen King and Queen of a Senior Citizens dance in NYC. Yetta Granat is 72 and Charles Fahrer is 79. They have never met., 1970

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald)

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald)

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald)

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald)

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Madalyn Murray)

untitled (Madalyn Murray), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Madalyn Murray)

untitled (Madalyn Murray), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Bennett Cerf)

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), untitled (No. 7)

untitled (No. 7), 1970–1971

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Jack Dracula, the Marked Man

Jack Dracula, the Marked Man, 1961

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Max Maxwell Landar (Uncle Sam)

Max Maxwell Landar (Uncle Sam), 1961

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Petal Pink for Little Parties, White-Over-Pale for Parties

Petal Pink for Little Parties, White-Over-Pale for Parties, 1962

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Lillian and Dorothy Gish, eleventh-generation Americans and renowned film stars of Orphans of the Storm and Way Down East

Lillian and Dorothy Gish, eleventh-generation Americans and renowned film stars of Orphans of the Storm and Way Down East, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Mae West

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Mrs. T. Charlton Henry

Mrs. T. Charlton Henry, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Anderson Hays Cooper, son of Gloria Vanderbilt and Wyatt Cooper

Anderson Hays Cooper, son of Gloria Vanderbilt and Wyatt Cooper, 1967

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges, 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Feminist group

Feminist group, 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Charles Atlas

Charles Atlas, 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer, 1970

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Md.

Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Md., 1970

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Coney Island, New York

Coney Island, New York, 1958

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947); Doon Arbus (born 1945), untitled (children under coat)

untitled (children under coat), circa 1955–1960

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947); Doon Arbus (born 1945), Campers at Camp Lakecrest for overweight girls, Dutchess County, New York

Campers at Camp Lakecrest for overweight girls, Dutchess County, New York, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947); Doon Arbus (born 1945), Gerard Malanga

Gerard Malanga, 1966

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer, 1963

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947); Doon Arbus (born 1945), Marcel Duchamp and his wife, Alexina Sattler

Marcel Duchamp and his wife, Alexina Sattler, 1965

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Tokyo Rose

Tokyo Rose, 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), A Husband and Wife in the Woods at a Nudist Camp, NJ

A Husband and Wife in the Woods at a Nudist Camp, NJ, 1963

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Sunday Times Magazine, July 14, 1968; pp. 11, 13, 15

Sunday Times Magazine, July 14, 1968; pp. 11, 13, 15, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), New York Times Magazine, Part 2 (Children’s Fashion), March 16, 1969

New York Times Magazine, Part 2 (Children’s Fashion), March 16, 1969, 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), New York Times Magazine, Part 2 (Children’s Fashion), March 15, 1970

New York Times Magazine, Part 2 (Children’s Fashion), March 15, 1970, 1970

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Harper's Bazaar, July 1966; pp. 80-81, 82, 84-85

Harper's Bazaar, July 1966; pp. 80-81, 82, 84-85, 1966

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Harper's Bazaar, December 1968; pp. 106-107

Harper's Bazaar, December 1968; pp. 106-107, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Harper's Bazaar, March 1969; p. 239

Harper's Bazaar, March 1969; p. 239, 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Show, September 1962; Arbus photographs

Show, September 1962; Arbus photographs, 1962

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Show, January, 1965; p. 42, 44, 45

Show, January, 1965; p. 42, 44, 45, 1965

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Saturday Evening Post, Dec. 12, 1964; Arbus photographs

Saturday Evening Post, Dec. 12, 1964; Arbus photographs, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Holiday, March 1969; p. 45, 46

Holiday, March 1969; p. 45, 46, 1969

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), New York Magazine, April 29, 1968; p. 39, 41

New York Magazine, April 29, 1968; p. 39, 41, 1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Blaze Starr at the Two O'Clock Club

Blaze Starr at the Two O'Clock Club, 1964

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), untitled

Exhibitions: 67

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Anthony Lee, curator
John Pultz, curator

2004

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Anthony Lee, curator
John Pultz, curator

2004

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Anthony Lee, curator
John Pultz, curator

2005

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Anthony Lee, curator
John Pultz, curator

2003

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Anthony Lee, curator
John Pultz, curator

2005

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Anthony Lee, curator
John Pultz, curator

2005

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Anthony Lee, curator
John Pultz, curator

2006

Teaching Gallery: Modern Art

2009

Teaching Gallery: Then & Now: Women Artists at the Spencer Museum of Art

Susan Earle, curator

2012

Teaching Gallery: Interdisciplinary Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

2012

Teaching Gallery: Women's Studies

2013

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

John Pultz, curator

2004–2005

Likeness: Portrait Photographs from the Collection

Thomas Southall, curator

1980

Photographs from the Museum Collection

Thomas Southall, curator

1978

Brosseau Center for Learning: Diane Arbus

2017

Alumni Gifts to the University of Kansas Museum of Art

1973

Language of Light: A survey of the Photography Collection of the University of Kansas Museum of Art

James L. Enyeart, curator

1974

Brosseau Center for Learning: War and Peace in Western Art 2019

2019

Art Misses You Too

Kate Meyer, curator

2020

Art Misses You Too Two

Kate Meyer, curator

2020

Diane Arbus: Magazine Work, 1960-1971 (Diane Arbus: In Print, 1960-1971)

Thomas Southall, curator

1984

Brosseau Center for Learning: Twentieth-Century Photography

Ben McBride, curator

2019

Brosseau Center for Learning: Photography in the US, late 1940s–1970

2023

Brosseau Center for Learning: Mining the Gap

Rachel Trusty, curator

2022

Teaching Gallery: Picturing Poverty

2007

Conversation IX: Media Memes: Images, Technology and Making the News

Luke Jordan, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Michael Williams, curator

2010

Under Construction

SMA Interns 2014–2015, curator
Cassandra Mesick, curator
Supervisor, curator

2015–2016

Charles C. Eldredge, curator

2018

Esquire Photographs

Thomas Southall, curator

1982

Politics, Race, Celebrity: Photographs from the Esquire Collection

Luke Jordan, curator
Kate Meyer, curator

2019

City of Ambition: Artists and New York, 1900-1960

1996

Streetwise: Masters of 60s Photography

Deborah Klochko, curator

2011

Spencer Museum of Art 25th Anniversary Celebration

2003

A New York Picture Post: Gotham in the 20th Century

Brett Knappe, curator

2007

Made or Taken? Photographs of Women, 1840-1980

1989–1990

Kris Ercums, curator

2009

American Politicians

1994–1995

American Politicians

1995

American Politicians

1995

Brosseau Center for Learning: Populist Art in the Americas

2020

The Family in Photography

Stefanie Vigil, curator

1997–1998

Teaching Gallery: Creative Writing

2010

Brosseau Center for Learning: Opening Up

2023

Teaching Gallery: Ethics of Publishing Disturbing Images

2009

The Obvious and Beyond: Photographs from the Spencer Museum Collection

Robert Hickerson, curator
Luke Jordan, curator

1992

Daguerreotype to Digital: Photographs from the Collection

Brett Knappe, curator

2005

Brosseau Center for Learning: Understanding the Understudied: Unusual Japanese Prints in the Spencer Museum of Art

2019

Conversation VII: Utopia/Dystopia

Olena Chervonik, curator

2010

Celka Straughn, curator

2017

Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture, and the 1980s

Susan Earle, curator

2009

Signs of Religious Faith: Photographs from the Collection

Elissa Anderson, curator

2001–2002

Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator

2021

Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator

2021

Spencer Museum of Art Interns 2007–2008, curator

2008

Photographs from the Collection 1940-Present

John Pultz, curator

2003–2004

The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present

John Pultz, curator

1995

The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present

John Pultz, curator

1997

The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present

John Pultz, curator

1998

The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present

John Pultz, curator

1998–1999

The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present

John Pultz, curator

1999

Brosseau Center for Learning: History of Photography, Korean Ceramics, Tourist Art / Haitian Art

2017

Brosseau Center for Learning: History of Photography, Part Two

2017

Teaching Gallery: Two Weeks in August

2014

Brosseau Center for Learning: Photography from the Collection

2023

Conversation XVI: Photography from the Collection

John Pultz, curator

2013

Photographs from the Collection

John Pultz, curator

1996