Object number1974.21.8
A Jewish giant at home with his parents in Bronx, N.Y.
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the portfolio A Box of Ten Photographs
Date1970
Artist
Diane Arbus
(American, 1923-1971)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print, printed early 1970s
DimensionsSheet: 19 11/16 x 15 3/4 in. (50 x 40 cm)
Image: 15 x 15 in. (38.1 x 38.1 cm)
Matted: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
Image: 15 x 15 in. (38.1 x 38.1 cm)
Matted: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Louise Woodruff Johnston, class of 1922, Fund
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
Signed
InscribedOn verso, by Doon Arbus, Executor, upper left corner in ink within portfolio stamp: 16/50; upper right corner in ink within stamp: A JEWISH GIANT AT HOME WITH HIS / PARENTS IN THE BRONX, N.Y. 1970 / NEIL SELKIRK / Doon Arbus; by unidentified hand, lower left corner in pencil: 3 [circled, upside down] / 14 Secs [upside down]; VC 74.21.8
MarkingsOn verso, stamped upper left: This print is part of a limited edition portfolio of / ten Diane Arbus photographs.; stamped upper center: Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus.; stamped upper right corner: title / date / print by
Copyright© The Estate of Diane Arbus
BibliographyArbus, Diane, John P Jacob, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. A Box of Ten Photographs. New York: Aperture Foundation in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2018, pp. 27-30, 73, 76, 105; Arbus, Diane, Israel Marvin, and Doon Arbus. diane arbus . 25th anniversary ed. New York: Aperture Foundation, 1997, n.p.; Arbus, Diane, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Diane Arbus: Revelations. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 2003, pp. 153, 209, 300-301 Vassar Exhibitions
DescriptionIn a living room interior, a very tall man gripping a cane in his right hand looks down at an older woman and man standing to his left.
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