Self- Portraits Research

Diane Arbus

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Photograph of Diane Arbus by Allan Arbus, 1949

Diane Arbus was born on 1923, in New York City. The photography best known for black and white portraits. Diane's main theme is to normalized the group of people, those who were seen as the outsiders of the society at that time. She mostly took pictures of people with mental illness, transgenders or circus performers. Diane Arbus captured the important highlight points that represent the person, in which to bring out the questions about their identity.

Incest, suicide – and the real reason we should remember Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus in New York, circa 1968

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http://www.artnet.com/artists/diane-arbus/

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