Diane Arbus
Topless Dancer in her Dressing Room, San Francisco, California

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Topless Dancer in her Dressing Room, San Francisco, California
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ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Topless Dancer in her Dressing Room, San Francisco, California
Date1968, printed later
Place depictedSan Francisco, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 × 14 7/8 in. (38.1 × 37.8 cm)
 Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Gay Block Collection, gift of Gay Block
Object number2004.2098
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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 upper right with additional text in ink:
"A Diane Arbus Photograph 31/75 /
title TOPLESS DANCER IN HER DRESSING / ROOM, SAN FRANCISCO CAL 1968 / print by NEIL SELKIRK / (Doon Arbus signature)"
Marked in ink on verso upper right below label text: "Doon Arbus"
Stamped on verso upper left: "Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus"

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