Diane Arbus
Two female impersonators backstage, N.Y.C.

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© Estate of Diane Arbus

Two female impersonators backstage, N.Y.C.
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ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Two female impersonators backstage, N.Y.C.
Date1962, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (21.9 × 14.6 cm)
 Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number99.591
Not on view

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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, Tennessee, May 4–August 5, 2012.

"New York: 1962-1964," The Jewish Museum, New York, July 22, 2022–January 8, 2023.

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__ ['62' inscribed in black ink in blank space] / The Estate of Diane Arbus"
Upper right: "A Diane Arbus photograph ['10/75' inscribed in black ink] / title ['FEMALE IMPERSONATORS BACKSTAGE, / NYC 1962' 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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