Diane Arbus
Man from World War Zero and his Wife, the Leopard Skin Lady, NJ

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Man from World War Zero and his Wife, the Leopard Skin Lady, NJ
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ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Man from World War Zero and his Wife, the Leopard Skin Lady, NJ
Date1964, printed later
Place depictedNew Jersey, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/8 × 14 3/8 in. (35.9 × 36.5 cm)
 Sheet: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number2005.1457
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2005.
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
Marked in red pencil on verso lower right: "35"
Marked in ink on verso upper right: "Doon Arbus"
Stamped in ink on verso upper left: "Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus."

Stamped in ink on verso upper right with handwritten additions in ink:
"A Diane Arbus photograph 2/75 /
title MAN FROM WORLD WAR ZERO AND HIS /
WIFE, THE LEOPARD SKIN LADY, NJ 1964 /
print by NEIL SELKIRK / [signature]"

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