Diane Arbus
Max Maxwell Landar, Uncle Sam

Image Not Available for Max Maxwell Landar, Uncle Sam

© Estate of Diane Arbus

Max Maxwell Landar, Uncle Sam
Image Not Available for Max Maxwell Landar, Uncle Sam
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Max Maxwell Landar, Uncle Sam
Date1961, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/16 × 5 1/2 in. (20.5 × 14.0 cm)
 Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number99.586
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition History"Diane Arbus: Unseen Images," Exposure Gallery, Tokyo, November 11–December 20, 1992; Parco Gallery, Nagoya, December 30, 1992–January 17, 1993. Organized by Research of Art Media for Parco Corp., Ltd., Japan.

"Streetwise: Masters of 60s Photography," Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, May 4–August 5, 2012.


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in red on verso, lower left: "11".

[see Mark(s) field for additional inscriptions]
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 [left blank] / print by ['NEIL SELKIRK' inscribed in black ink] / Doon Arbus [signed in black ink]"

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Image Not Available for Half-Man, Half-Woman
Diane Arbus
Half-Man, Half-Woman
1956–1962, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.590
Image Not Available for Circus fat man on a couch, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
Circus fat man on a couch, N.Y.C.
1960, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.595
Image Not Available for Coney Island Bath House, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Diane Arbus
Coney Island Bath House, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1960, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.596
Image Not Available for Young man in a baggy suit, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
Young man in a baggy suit, N.Y.C.
1961, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.594
Image Not Available for Two Female Impersonators (Doorway), N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
Two Female Impersonators (Doorway), N.Y.C.
1962, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.600
Image Not Available for Midget in bedroom, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
Midget in bedroom, N.Y.C.
1960, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.569
Image Not Available for The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C.
1961, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.571
Image Not Available for Female Impersonator On Bed, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
Female Impersonator On Bed, N.Y.C.
1961, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.603
Image Not Available for Miss Stormé de Larverie, the Lady Who Appears to be a Gentleman, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
Miss Stormé de Larverie, the Lady Who Appears to be a Gentleman, N.Y.C.
1961, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.570
Image Not Available for The Junior Interstate Ballroom Dance Champions, Yonkers, N.Y.
Diane Arbus
The Junior Interstate Ballroom Dance Champions, Yonkers, N.Y.
1963
Gelatin silver print
2002.572
Novia Muerte (Death Bride), Chalma, State of Mexico
Graciela Iturbide
Novia Muerte (Death Bride), Chalma, State of Mexico
1990
Gelatin silver print
2002.1350
Image Not Available for William Mack, Sage of the Wilderness
Diane Arbus
William Mack, Sage of the Wilderness
1961, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.592