The Frances Young Tang
Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
at Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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Collection Artwork
In a black and white photograph, a person with curled hair and dark lipstick sits upright at a disorganized makeup counter while facing us.
Artist
Diane Arbus (New York, New York, 1923 – 1971, New York, New York)
Title
Burlesque comedienne in her dressing room, Atlantic City, N.J.
Creation date
1963, printed after 1971
Materials
gelatin silver print
Printer
Neil Selkirk (born London, England, 1947)
Dimensions
paper size: 19 1/8 x 16 in.
image size: 14 3/4 x 15 in.
frame size: 25 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 2 in.
Credit Line
The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum
Place of Creation
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North America
Accession Number
2015.1.370
Edition
34/75
Object Type
Photographs
Marks
Stamped with estate stamp
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink by Doon Arbus, estate executor

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