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In a black and white photograph, an elderly woman wearing a sheer dressing gown faces us, sitting on a bed with a handbag and pile of clothing by her side.
In a black and white photograph, an elderly woman wearing a sheer dressing gown faces us, sitting on a bed with a handbag and pile of clothing by her side.
In a black and white photograph, an elderly woman wearing a sheer dressing gown faces us, sitting on a bed with a handbag and pile of clothing by her side.
In a black and white photograph, an elderly woman wearing a sheer dressing gown faces us, sitting on a bed with a handbag and pile of clothing by her side.
Artist
Diane Arbus (New York, New York, 1923 – 1971, New York, New York)
Title
Woman in her negligee, N.Y.C. 1966
Creation date
1966, printed later
Materials
gelatin silver print on Agfa paper
Printer
Neil Selkirk (born London, England, 1947)
Dimensions
paper size: 19 7/8 x 16 in.
image size: 15 x 15 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Alan Mark and Jeffrey Fraenkel
Place of Creation
photographed in New York, New York, United States, North America
Accession Number
2015.40.18
Edition
22/75
Object Type
Photographs
Marks
Stamped in black ink, verso, upper left: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / This image may not be reproduced in any / way whatsoever without written permission / from The Estate of Diane Arbus.
Stamped in black ink, verso, upper center: Copyright © 19__ [“72” handwritten in black ink above underline] / The Estate of Diane Arbus
Stamped in black ink, verso, upper right: A Diane Arbus photograph / title [two horizontal dotted lines] / print by Neil Selkirk [two horizontal dotted lines]
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper right, over lines on stamp: WOMAN IN HER NEGLIGEES, / N.Y.C. 1966
Signed in black ink, verso, upper right, below stamp: Doon Arbus
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper right, above stamp: 22/75
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower center: RMG#A9012.152-0
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: DAA.2388.Z

Object Label

Diane Arbus’s portrait offers an intimate glimpse into the personal life of the anonymous sitter in the privacy of her bedroom.

From the exhibition: Where Words Falter: Art and Empathy (July 9 – December 18, 2022)

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