Charlie Lucas with giant Buck Nolan, lady midget Margharita and others, Hubert's Museum, N.Y.C. 1959

1959

Diane Arbus

Associated Names
Diane Arbus

Artist, American, 1923 - 1971

The image displays five individuals posing together indoors. The tallest person stands in the center, wearing a cowboy hat and Western-style attire. To his right, a woman in a dark dress and high heels stands, with a man bending slightly beside her. On the left of the tallest person, two men are present; one wearing a suit and a cap, and the other in casual attire. The background shows retro-style vending machines, overhead lights, posters on the walls, and patterned tile flooring.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.9 × 15 cm (8 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.146.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Diane Arbus, New York; Charlie Lucas; Private collection; Langmuir Collection, Philadelphia; (sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 5 October 2011, lot 149); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top left Diane Arbus Estate stamp in black ink; top center stamped in black ink: Copyright © 20 [by Doon Arbus in black ink: 04] / The Estate of Diane Arbus; top right: a diane arbus print / doon arbus / for the estate of diane arbus LLC; by Doon Arbus, top right in black ink: #594-24-0AV-114 / Doon Arbus [signed]

You may be interested in

Loading Results