Diane Arbus
Circus Fat Lady with her dog, Troubles, Md.

Circus Fat Lady with her dog, Troubles, Md.
Circus Fat Lady with her dog, Troubles, Md.
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Circus Fat Lady with her dog, Troubles, Md.
Date1964, printed 1965–1967
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/4 × 6 1/16 in. (15.9 × 15.4 cm)
 Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jeffrey Fraenkel
Object number2024.1213
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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceFraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; given to MFAH, 2024.

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