Diane Arbus was the first “artist profile” that I posted here at the Shattered Lens. She’s one of my favorite photographers and when I did the post, I had a hard time limiting myself to just including ten of her photographs. Diane Arbus was known for taking stark, black-and-white photographs of outsiders and those living on the fringe of society but she always found the humanity in her subjects. Here’s 11 more of her photographs.
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You’re right. She is wonderful. A few years ago, I saw her work at LACMA. A singular artist.
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I saw the same Arbus exhibit at LACMA, which – if I recall correctly – included the photos shown here. I’ve always wondered how many of those overseas who were planning their first holiday trip to the USA changed their plans after viewing her work. They would certainly make me think twice.
The photo of the boy with the grenade is especially disturbing, even more so when you realize that the kid grew up to become a NYC real estate tycoon, now running for the GOP presidential nomination.
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The boy with a grenade is not Donald Trump nor is it Colin Wood. No one is alive today that witnessed the photo except me. The picture was taken in 1956. Colin Wood has no memory of his picture being taken and he is being honest about that fact. I do remember that day when she asked if I was angry after seeing my grenade. She asked me to make an angry face and that is what happened.
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