Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th Street, N.Y.C. (Trois…
1963
Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th Street, N.Y.C.
(Trois amis lilliputiens russes dans un living-room sur la 100e rue, New York City)
1963
Criss-crossing the United States on the lookout for off-beat, deviant or marginal figures, Diane Arbus drew a familiar yet disturbing portrait of American society. Her subjects’ frontal pose and lack of reserve testify to the photographer’s sometimes compassionate desire to reach their private truth. In 1963, she frequented theatres, contests, festivals and more for a series she called “American Rites, Manners and Customs”. Her trademark is the square photograph, shot on a Rolleiflex 6 x 6, never retouched and white margins left visible.
| Domain | Photo |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 50,6 x 40,6 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat, 1979 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1979-360 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Diane Arbus (Diane Nemerov, dite)
(1923, États-Unis - 1971, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th Street, N.Y.C. (Trois amis lilliputiens russes dans un living-room sur la 100e rue, New York City) |
| Creation date | 1963 |
| With | Tireur Tirée par Neil Selkirk |
| Domain | Photo |
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 50,6 x 40,6 cm |
| Printing | 19/75 de 1978 |
| Inscriptions | Russian midget friends in a living room on 100th Street, N.Y.C. |
| Acquisition | Achat, 1979 |
| Collection area | Cabinet de la photographie |
| Inventory no. | AM 1979-360 |
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Beautés monstres. Curiosités, prodiges et phénomènes (dir. Sophie Harent et Martial Guédron) : Nancy, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 24 oct. 2009-25 janv. 2010.- Paris, Somogy, 2009 ("Races étranges et monstres humains cat. n° 16, cit. p. 158-159, reprod. p. 159) . N° isbn 978-2-7572-0300-2
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