Diane Arbus
Headless woman, Palisades Park, N.J. 1961

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Headless woman, Palisades Park, N.J. 1961
Image Not Available for Headless woman, Palisades Park, N.J. 1961
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Headless woman, Palisades Park, N.J. 1961
Date1961, printed later
Place depictedPalisades Park, New Jersey, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 5/8 × 6 in. (21.9 × 15.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number99.578
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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 right: "A Diane Arbus photograph ['1/75' inscribed in black ink] / title ['HEADLESS WOMAN' inscribed in black ink] / print by ['NEIL SELKIRK' inscribed in black ink] / Doon Arbus [signed in black ink]"

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