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Beauty contest at a nudist camp, Pa. 1965

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© The Estate of Diane Arbus

Beauty contest at a nudist camp, Pa. 1965
Image Not Available for Beauty contest at a nudist camp, Pa. 1965
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Beauty contest at a nudist camp, Pa. 1965
Date1965, printed later
Place depictedPalmerton, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/2 × 14 5/8 in. (36.8 × 37.1 cm)
 Sheet: 19 7/8 × 16 1/16 in. (50.5 × 40.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number2012.502
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right in ink: Doon Arbus
verso top left a stamp: Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus.
verso top right a stamp with additions in ink: A Diane Arbus photograph 2/75 / title BEAUTY CONTEST AT A NUDIST / CAMP, PA 1965 / print by NEIL SELKIRK / Doon Arbus

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