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A prostitute and her client, N.Y.C. 1970

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© The Estate of Diane Arbus

A prostitute and her client, N.Y.C. 1970
Image Not Available for A prostitute and her client, N.Y.C. 1970
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A prostitute and her client, N.Y.C. 1970
Date1970, printed later
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/2 × 14 9/16 in. (36.8 × 37 cm)
 Sheet: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number2004.2094
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on verso with handwritten additions in ink, upper right: "A Diane Arbus photograph 2/75 / title A PROSTITUTE AND HER CLIENT, / NYC 1970 / print by NEIL SELKIRK / Doon Arbus"

Stamped on verso upper left: "Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus"

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