Artist
Diane Arbus American, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Couple on Pier, NYC
Date1963, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (36.2 × 36.2 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number2005.1454
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Diane Arbus: Unseen Images," Exposure Gallery, Tokyo, November 13–December 20, 1992; Parco Gallery, Nagoya, December 30, 1992–January 17, 1993. [organized by Research of Art Media for Parco Corp., Ltd., Japan]
"New York: 1962-1964," The Jewish Museum, New York, July 22, 2022–January 8, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso upper right: "Doon Arbus"
Stamped in ink on verso upper left: "Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus."
Stamped in ink on verso upper right with handwritten additions in ink:
"A Diane Arbus photograph 13/75 /
title COUPLE ON PIER, NYC / 1963 /
print by NEIL SELKIRK / [signature]"
Stamped in ink on verso upper right with handwritten additions in ink:
"A Diane Arbus photograph 13/75 /
title COUPLE ON PIER, NYC / 1963 /
print by NEIL SELKIRK / [signature]"
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