Family at their cabin, nudist camp, P.A. 1965

1965

Diane Arbus

Associated Names
Diane Arbus

Artist, American, 1923 - 1971

The image shows three individuals, two adults and a child, standing in front of a small structure or cabin. The adults are shown fully from head to toe, while the child is visible from the knees up, positioned behind the adults on the steps. The man on the left is standing facing forward with his legs slightly apart, and towel draped over his shoulders. He has short, light-colored hair and wears glasses. The woman on the right is standing facing forward, a towel over her shoulder, and holding sunglasses in her right hand. She has curly dark hair. Both adults are nude except for shoes, with the man wearing dark shoes, and the woman wearing sandals. The child, standing between and slightly behind the adults, has curly light hair and is topless, wearing pants. The background consists of the exterior of a simple wooden structure with horizontal siding and a plain door. The ground appears grassy with some bricks nearby, and the sky is overcast.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.3 × 16.8 cm (6 13/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.5.5


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Diane Arbus; (Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, June 2008; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in black ink: DIANE ARBUS.; lower right: FAMILY AT THEIR CABIN, NUDIST CAMP, PENNSYLVANIA / 1965; upper left stamped in black ink: COPYRIGHT © [handwritten in black ink: 2007] / The Estate of Diane Arbus LLC / All Rights Reserved / This photograph may not be reproduced in / any way whatsoever without written permission / from The Estate of Diane Arbus LLC; upper right: A Diane Arbus Print; by unknown hand in black ink: #4089-3-1 (5)-1114; by Doon Arbus in black ink: Doon Arbus; stamped in black ink: Doon Arbus for the Estate of Diane Arbus LLC; by unknown hand, along right edge in graphite: DAQ.5270.Z


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