- Born
- 14 March 1923, New York City, New York, United States
- First work
- 1947 (approx.): Glamour magazine fashion layout
- Peak
- 1962 to 1971 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1971: Untitled series
- Died
- 26 July 1971, New York City, United States; aged 48; other
Diane Arbus
Photographer: photographer, United States
Diane Arbus was an American photographer renowned for her singular, direct square-format portraits of marginalized and unconventional subjects. After running a commercial studio with her husband Allan Arbus in the 1940s and 1950s, she studied with Lisette Model and shifted her focus to street photography in New York City. Her portraits explored nudists, performers, and everyday citizens with candour and striking emotional clarity. Featured prominently in the Museum of Modern Art's influential 1967 New Documents exhibition, her work reshaped documentary photography. She took her own life in New York City in July 1971 at the age of forty-eight.
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Signature works
- Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park photograph1962
- Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey photograph1967
- A Jewish Giant at Home with His Parents in the Bronx, N.Y. photograph1970
- New Documents other1967
- A Young Brooklyn Family Going for a Sunday Stroll photograph1966
Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1963
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1966