Diane Arbus
14 March 1923 – 26 July 1971
Diane Arbus was an American photographer known for her intimate black-and-white portraits of people on society's margins, including circus performers, nudists, and others often considered outsiders. Her work expanded the boundaries of documentary and portrait photography and gained wide influence after her death.
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Life events
Born Diane Nemerov into a wealthy Jewish family that owned a Fifth Avenue department store.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried Allan Arbus, with whom she formed a commercial fashion photography partnership.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe couple worked together on commercial and fashion assignments for magazines.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgStudied under photographer Lisette Model, who encouraged her distinctive personal approach.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgReceived a Guggenheim Fellowship for a project on American rites, manners, and customs.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer work was shown alongside Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander in a landmark exhibition.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTaught photography classes, including at Parsons School of Design and the Rhode Island School of Design.
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