Education Education

Studied with Lisette Model Studied with Lisette Model

She visited the gallery of Alfred Stieglitz, She visited the gallery of Alfred Stieglitz, where she learned about photographerswhere she learned about photographers

From what I can tell she had no formal From what I can tell she had no formal

education.education.

EsquireEsquire, July 1960 , July 1960 Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto Harper's Bazaar, November 1961Harper's Bazaar, November 1961 Women. Photology Gallery, LondonWomen. Photology Gallery, London ShowShow, January 1965 &, January 1965 & 1986 1986 Seattle Art MuseumSeattle Art Museum ArtforumArtforum, volume 9, pages 64–69, May 1971. , volume 9, pages 64–69, May 1971.

She is known for mainly portraits of She is known for mainly portraits of people.people.

Her photos are all in Black&whiteHer photos are all in Black&white

She got her inspiration from the gallery of She got her inspiration from the gallery of Alfred StieglitzAlfred Stieglitz

Mathew Brady, Timothy O'Sullivan, PaulStrand, Mathew Brady, Timothy O'Sullivan, PaulStrand, Bill Brandt, and Eugène AtgetBill Brandt, and Eugène Atget

She took her own life by ingesting barbiturates She took her own life by ingesting barbiturates and slashing her wrists with a razor and slashing her wrists with a razor

Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1962 the lighting used was naturalmain subject of the photograph is the boy he is in the middlethe composition works to make the photo so striking is the background is interestingWhat she is trying to communicate in the photograph is kids like the park tooI selected this photograph because I liked the shadows of the trees

Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967

the lighting used was probably naturalmain subject of the photograph is the twin girls you can tell because they are in the middlethe composition works to make the photo so striking is the girls are darker than the backgroundWhat she is trying to communicate in the photograph is just because two people seem to be alike doesn't mean they are one personI selected this photograph because one twin is happy & the other looks sad it shows thy aren’t always the same they are separate human beings

A Jewish Giant at Home with His Parents in The Bronx,

N.Y. 1970 the lighting used artificial

main subject of the photograph is the big guy you can tell because he is

on a line in the rule of thirds

the composition works to make the photo so striking is the man is part of rule of

thirds & so tall that he stands out

What she is trying to communicate in the

photograph is not every one is a normal height

I selected this photograph because the guy was so

huge

Boy With a Straw Hat Waiting to March in a Pro-War Parade, N.Y.C. 1967the lighting used was naturalmain subject of the photograph is the boy. You can tell because he is in the middlethe composition works to make the photo so striking is the boy is brighter than the rest of the photoWhat she is trying to communicate in the photograph is that the boy likes AmericaI selected this photograph because the guy had a weird hat

A Family on Their Lawn One Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968the lighting used was naturalmain subject of the photograph is girl & guy you can tell because they are in the middlethe composition works to make the photo so striking because the 2 people are on the 2 vertical lines What she is trying to communicate in the photograph is what people do in their spare timeI selected this photograph because it looked so natural

CitationsCitations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbus

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