Artist
Diane Arbus American, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Girl in Her Circus Costume, Maryland
Date1970, printed later
PlaceMaryland, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 5/16 × 14 3/8 in. (36.4 × 36.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.3 × 40.3 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.3 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number2013.551
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Diane Arbus Revelations," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, October 25, 2003–February 8, 2004;Los Angeles County Museum of Art, February 29– May 31, 2004; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 27–September 6, 2004; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 28–May 30, 2005; Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, June 17–September 17, 2005; Victoria and Albert Museum, London,October 13, 2005–January 15, 2006; La Caixa, Barcelona,Spain, February 14–May 14, 2006; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, June 17–September10, 2006.
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.
Stamped on verso top center: Copyright © 1972 / The Estate of Diane Arbus
verso top right a stamp with additions in ink: A Diane Arbus photograph 26/75 / title GIRL IN HER CIRCUS COSTUME, MD. 1970 / print by NEIL SELKIRK (PRINTER'S PROOF) / Doon Arbus
Stamped on verso top center: Copyright © 1972 / The Estate of Diane Arbus
verso top right a stamp with additions in ink: A Diane Arbus photograph 26/75 / title GIRL IN HER CIRCUS COSTUME, MD. 1970 / print by NEIL SELKIRK (PRINTER'S PROOF) / Doon Arbus
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