Triplets in their bedroom, N.J. 1963

1963, printed later

Diane Arbus

Associated Names
Diane Arbus

Artist, American, 1923 - 1971

Neil Selkirk

Printer, American

In this black-and-white photograph, three identical young women are seated side by side on a bed in a bedroom. They are positioned closely together, facing the camera. Each has an oval face, pale skin, and wavy dark hair pulled back with a white headband, and they are all wearing white shirts and dark skirts. The woman on the left has her hands clasped in her lap. The room has patterned wallpaper with diamond-like designs on a dark background, and on either side of the central bed, partial views of bed headboards and ruffled curtains are visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.7 x 37.8 cm (14 13/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.4 x 40.4 cm (19 13/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.122.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA); NGA purchase, 2003.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left artist's copyright stamp in black ink; upper center artist's copyright stamp with ink addition: 72; upper right printer Neil Selkirk's stamp with black ink additions: 57/75 / Triplets in their Bedroom / 1963 / Doon Arbus

Wikidata ID

Q64146594

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