Diane Arbus
William Mack, Sage of the Wilderness

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© Estate of Diane Arbus

William Mack, Sage of the Wilderness
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ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • William Mack, Sage of the Wilderness
Date1961, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 × 6 in. (22.7 × 15.2 cm)
 Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number99.592
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, Knoxville, Tennessee, May 4–August 5, 2012.

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 [left blank] / print by ['NEIL SELKIRK' inscribed in black ink] / Doon Arbus [signed in black ink]"

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