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The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C. 1961

Image non disponible pour The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C. 1961

© The Estate of Diane Arbus

The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C. 1961
Image non disponible pour The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C. 1961
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C. 1961
Date1961, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
 Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number99.571
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to "Diane Arbus: Unseen Images," at Exposure Gallery, Tokyo, 11-13 to 12-20-92 and Parco Gallery, Nagoya, 12-30-92 to 1-17-93. Organized by Research of Art Media for Parco Corp., Ltd., Japan. See LN:92.24.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black on verso:
Upper left: "Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus."
Upper center: "Copyright ©19__ ['61' inscribed in black ink in blank space] / The Estate of Diane Arbus"
Upper right: "A Diane Arbus photograph ['5/75' inscribed in black ink] / title ['THE BACKWARDS MAN IN HIS HOTEL / ROOM, NYC 1961' inscribed in black ink] / print by ['NEIL SELKIRK (PRINTER'S PROOF)' inscribed in black ink] / Doon Arbus [signed in black ink]"

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