Diane Arbus
Female impersonators' dressing room, N.Y.C.

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© Estate of Diane Arbus

Female impersonators' dressing room, N.Y.C.
Image Not Available for Female impersonators' dressing room, N.Y.C.
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Female impersonators' dressing room, N.Y.C.
Date1958, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 9/16 × 5 3/4 in. (21.7 × 14.6 cm)
 Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number99.585
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__ ['58' inscribed in black ink in blank space] / The Estate of Diane Arbus"
Upper right: "A Diane Arbus photograph ['7/75' inscribed in black ink] / title ['FEMALE IMPERSONATORS DRESSING / ROOM' 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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