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| Title | : | Diane Arbus: A Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393326616 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
Opportunities for sensationalism abound in a book about Arbus, who already had a history of severe depressions and a crumbling marriage by the time she began to take the controversial, technically innovative pictures of dwarfs, nudists and drag queens that won her a reputation as "a photographer of freaks." Bosworth balances the lurid details -- rumors that Arbus had sex with her subjects, that she photographed her own suicide in 1971 -- with a nuanced appraisal of an artist whose images captured the uneasy mood of the 1960s by expressing her personal obsessions.
"A bold biography of a bold woman" according to Wanda Legend. Fans of Diane Arbus's photography will be moved by this well-documented, well-written account of her life. Author Bosworth does not shy away from the difficult aspects of one of the finest female artists of the last century. Arbus redefined our eye for others. A fascinating account of a female artist in the 60's. Duane Allman Diane Arbus was the child of immigrant parents, and grew up exploring her potential set against the backdrop of the 50's, 60's and 70's. Her husband, actor Allan Arbus was also an artist looking for his potential. Hers in photography, his in acting.If there is a down side to the book, it is that it is pretty well factual, with very good and close sources, but the book starts to fade when the author expl. "But I get bored and read other books" according to Sharon Curry. It's slow reading because of who she is and her life. It's interesting and I go back to it. But I get bored and read other books. I will finish it.
Diane Arbusnow the subject of a national retrospective and a forthcoming moviewas the archetypal artist living on the edge. Diane Arbus's unsettling photographs of dwarves and twins, transvestites and giants, both polarized and inspired, and her work had already become legendary when she committed suicide in 1971. This groundbreaking biography examines the private life behind Arbus's controversial art. 26 illustrations. The book deals with Arbus's pampered Manhattan childhood, her passionate marriage to Allan Arbus, their work together as fashion photographers, the emotional upheaval surrounding the end of their marriage, and the radical, liberating, and ultimately tragic turn Arbus's art took during the 1960s when she was so richly productive. Bosworth's engrossing book is a portrait of a woman who drastically altered our sense of what is permissible in photography. This edition includes a new afterword by Patricia Bosworth that covers the phenomenon of Arbus since her death, the latest Arbus scholarship, and a
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