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Exhibition

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

Diane Arbus: Family Albums

John Pultz, curator

October 16, 2004–January 16, 2005

Kress Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Exhibition images

Works of art

Exasperated boy with a toy hand grenade, N.Y.C., Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Blaze Starr at home, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Blaze Starr at home, 1964

Brenda Diana Duff Frazier, 1938 Debutante of the Year, at home, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Pinkie Edwards, whose nickname is Matilda, warms her feet by an old stove, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Robert Evans and his family, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Robert Evans and his family, 1968

Dr. Donald E. Gatch and Addie Taylor, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Dr. Donald E. Gatch and Addie Taylor, 1968

Tokyo Rose at home, Chicago, Illinois, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Tokyo Rose at home, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1969

Mae West, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Mae West, 1965

Mrs. Marguerite C. Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Marguerite Oswald, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Marguerite Oswald, 1964

Bennett Cerf, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Bennett Cerf, 1964

Bennett Cerf, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Bennett Cerf, 1964

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.", Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Flora Knapp Dickinson, Honorary Regent of the Washington Heights Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution., Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Jayne Mansfield Cimber-Ottaviano, actress, with her daughter, Jayne Marie, thirteen, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Ogden Reid, congressman and millionaire, with his son, Stewart, fifteen, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Richard Lippold, Sculptor, and His Daughter Tina, Eighteen, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

Madalyn Murray in front of her home, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Madalyn Murray in front of her home, 1964

Madalyn Murray in her bedroom, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Madalyn Murray in her bedroom, 1964

Ricky Nelson and family, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Ricky Nelson and family, 1971

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, 1971

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson on their lawn, L.A., CA, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson on their lawn, L.A., CA, 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., Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

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

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Marguerite C. Oswald), 1964

untitled (Madalyn Murray), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Madalyn Murray), 1964

untitled (Madalyn Murray), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Madalyn Murray), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Bennett Cerf), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Bennett Cerf), 1964

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson), 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled (No. 7), Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

untitled (No. 7), 1970–1971

Petal Pink for Little Parties, White-Over-Pale for Parties, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

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

Lillian and Dorothy Gish, eleventh-generation Americans and renowned film stars of Orphans of the Storm and Way Down East, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

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

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, 1964

Mrs. T. Charlton Henry, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

Mrs. T. Charlton Henry, 1964

Anderson Hays Cooper, son of Gloria Vanderbilt and Wyatt Cooper, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

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

Feminist group, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

Feminist group, 1969

untitled (children under coat), Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk; Doon Arbus — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk; Doon Arbus

untitled (children under coat), circa 1955–1960

Campers at Camp Lakecrest for overweight girls, Dutchess County, New York, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk; Doon Arbus — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk; Doon Arbus

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

Norman Mailer, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

Norman Mailer, 1963

Marcel Duchamp and his wife, Alexina Sattler, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk; Doon Arbus — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk; Doon Arbus

Marcel Duchamp and his wife, Alexina Sattler, 1965

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

untitled, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

untitled, 1971

Events

September 30, 2004

Talk

Professor Laura Wexler on Making Arbus Strange: History, Time, and Memory in the Arbus Archive

5:30–6:30PM

309 Auditorium

October 21, 2004

Talk

Photographer Tina Barney on her work

7:00–8:00PM

309 Auditorium

October 28, 2004

Screening

The Royal Tenenbaums

7:00–8:50PM

309 Auditorium

November 4, 2004

Talk

Curator John Pultz

12:15–1:15PM

Gallery 407

November 4, 2004

Screening

The Ice Storm

7:00–8:50PM

309 Auditorium

November 5, 2004

Talk

Family, Politics, and Photography of the 1960s.

10:00AM–12:30PM

Gallery 407

November 11, 2004

Talk

Trudy Wilner Stack on Fear and Loving: Arbus and Winogrand's New America

5:30–6:30PM

309 Auditorium

November 18, 2004

Talk

Professor Anthony Lee on Arbus, Fashion, and the Grotesque

7:00–8:00PM

309 Auditorium

December 4, 2004

Workshop

Family Photo Albums

10:30AM–12:30PM

Gallery 317 Central Court

December 4, 2004

Workshop

Family Photo Albums

1:30–3:30PM

Gallery 317 Central Court

December 9, 2004

Screening

Ordinary People

7:00–9:00PM

309 Auditorium

November 30, 2005

Talk

Professor Laura Wexler on Making Arbus Strange: History, Time, and Memory in the Arbus Archive

5:30–6:30PM

309 Auditorium

Resources

Documents

Media Coverage