Diane Arbus: Magazine Work

“Like most photographers of her time, Diane Arbus looked to magazines as the sole means of earning a living taking pictures, which was not merely gratifying but essential. They offered her an opportunity to work and have her work seen, gave her access to people and events she might not have been able to photograph otherwise, and, perhaps most important of all, encouraged her to think of herself as a professional.” — Doon Arbus & Marvin Israel, foreword, Magazine Work

Black-and-white photograph of a tanned man sitting with his head resting on his hand
Black-and-white photograph of James Brown leaning against a post
Black-and-white photograph of a woman with her arm around a boy
Black-and-white photograph of a woman in a white dress holding a cross, her veil blows in the wind
Black-and-white photograph of a shirtless man with tattoos laying in the grass
Black-and-white photograph of a woman sitting in an ornate room
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Diane Arbus: in the beginning
Black-and-white photograph of a woman with dark hair wearing a pearl necklace and broach

Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph
Black-and-white square photograph of two figures in embrace on an empty stage, the their left is a single floor lamp illuminating the scene to their right is a poster depicting a couple kissing

Diane Arbus: Revelations
Black-and-white photograph of five figures wearing masks with an open field in the background and cloudy sky

Diane Arbus: Untitled