Diane Arbus
Women On a Sundeck, Coney Island, N.Y.

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© Estate of Diane Arbus

Women On a Sundeck, Coney Island, N.Y.
Image Not Available for Women On a Sundeck, Coney Island, N.Y.
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Women On a Sundeck, Coney Island, N.Y.
Date1959, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 11/16 × 7 1/8 in. (11.9 × 18.1 cm)
 Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number99.581
Not on view

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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__ ['59' inscribed in black ink in blank space] / The Estate of Diane Arbus"
Upper right: "A Diane Arbus photograph ['4/75' inscribed in black ink] / title ['WOMEN ON A SUNDECK, CONEY ISLAND NY 1959' 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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