Diane Arbus
Child with a toy hand grenade, Central Park, N.Y.C.

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© Estate of Diane Arbus

Child with a toy hand grenade, Central Park, N.Y.C.
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ArtistAmerican, 1923–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Child with a toy hand grenade, Central Park, N.Y.C.
Date1962
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/16 × 7 5/16 in. (21.4 × 18.5 cm)
 Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.5 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.573
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of the artist; [Lunn Ltd., New York]; purchased by Manfred Heiting, January 29, 1989; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"The Graham Nash Collection," De Saisset Art Gallery and Museum, University of Santa Clara, California, 1978.

"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15, 2005–October 15, 2005.

"Photography and the Surreal Imagination," The Menil Collection, Houston, February 5–November 29, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Stamped in black on verso:
Upper left corner: "Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus."
Upper, center: "Copyright © 19__ ['62' inscribed in black ink in blank space] / The Estate of Diane Arbus"
Upper right corner: "a diane arbus print ['#1341-10-7V-1114' inscribed in black ink] / doon arbus administrator ['Doon Arbus' signed in black ink]"

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