Diane Arbus

Diane Nemerox. In the future people would know her as Diane Arbus, a

great figure in contemporary documentary photographer. Diane was born

to a wealthy family who owned a Fifth Avenue department store. She

went to school at the Ethical Culture School, which was a progressive

institution. Once she turned 18 years of age she married a man named

Allan Arbus. Diane’s father had asked her and her husband to take

advertising photos for the store. This is what launched Diane’s

photography interest. Between 1955 and 1957 Diane studied under a

superior photographer named Lisette Model. Lisette encouraged Diane to

focus and use her “documentary eye.” With Lisette’s encouragement,

Diane began to devote herself fully to photograph

come to a nudist camp.” Well, I hope I realized had. So we were in

some of them. I don’t quite mean they’re my best friends but

Biennale. The 1972 Aperture monograph Diane Arbus, now in its

the made me feel a mixture of shame and awe. There’s a quality

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