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

1960

Diane Arbus

Associated Names
Diane Arbus

Artist, American, 1923 - 1971

The image depicts a woman standing in a room. She is facing the camera with her hands clasped in front of her. She has short hair and wears a wide-brimmed black hat, a long dark dress with long sleeves, dark stockings, and shoes. A string of pearls hangs around her neck. The room contains a wicker chair, a table with a lamp, and a cabinet holding books and other items. The room also features a patterned rug, wall moldings, and large windows with sheer curtains, allowing soft natural light to enter.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.7 × 15.3 cm (8 15/16 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.165.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Diane Arbus, New York; Jeffery Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, San Francisco, November 2009; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top center Diane Arbus Estate stamp in black ink: Copyright © [by Doon Arbus in black ink: 1960] / 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; second stamp in black ink: A DIANE ARBUS PRINT; by Doon Arbus, top right in black ink: #681-6-30-1114 / Doon Arbus [signed]; stamped in black ink: DOON ARBUS FOR THE ESTATE OF DIANE ARBUS LLC; by unknown hand, lower right corner in graphite: DAQ 4898.z

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