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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.402
People
Diane Arbus, American (New York, N.Y., USA 1923 - 1971 New York, N.Y., USA)
Printed by Neil Selkirk
Title
The Albino sword swallower and her sister, Md.
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1970
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/363121

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: On verso, in black ink: Doon Arbus [for the Estate of Diane Arbus]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Ed. of 75

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt
Copyright
© The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.402
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/23/2023 - 04/08/2024

Verification Level

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