Object number1974.21.4
Retired man and his wife at home in a nudist camp one morning, N.J.
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the portfolio A Box of Ten Photographs
Date1963
Artist
Diane Arbus
(American, 1923-1971)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print, printed early 1970s
DimensionsSheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Image: 14 1/2 x 15 in. (36.8 x 38.1 cm)
Matted: 27 7/8 x 22 in. (70.8 x 55.9 cm)
Image: 14 1/2 x 15 in. (36.8 x 38.1 cm)
Matted: 27 7/8 x 22 in. (70.8 x 55.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Louise Woodruff Johnston, class of 1922, Fund
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn verso, by Doon Arbus, Executor, upper left corner in ink within portfolio stamp: 16/50; upper right corner in ink within stamp: RETIRED MAN AND HIS WIFE AT HOME / IN A NUDIST CAMP ONE MORNING, N.J. 1963 / NEIL SELKIRK / Doon Arbus; by unidentified hand, upper left corner in pencil [upside down]: 7 [circled] / 34 Sel / 1 35; lower left corner in pencil: VC 74.21.4
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. 11-14, 104; Arbus, Diane, Israel Marvin, and Doon Arbus. diane arbus . 25th anniversary ed. New York: Aperture Foundation, 1997, n.p.; Arbus, Diane, Thomas W Southall, and Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Magazine Work. Edited by Doon Arbus and Marvin Israel. Millerton, NY: Aperture, 1984, p.163; Arbus, Diane, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Diane Arbus: Revelations. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 2003, n.p. Vassar Exhibitions
DescriptionPrinted on Agfa paper. A nude man and woman, wearing shoes, are seated in their home looking towards the photographer.Terms
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