DIANE ARBUS
Name: Diane Nemerov
Born: 14 March 1923 New York City
Died: 26 July 1971 Greenwich Village
Diane Arbus (March 14, 1923 - July 26, 1971) was an American photographer, noted
for her portraits of people on the fringes of society, such as transvestites,
dwarfs, giants, prostitutes, and ordinary citizens in unconventional poses and
settings.
Diane Arbus (nee Nemerov) was born in New York City into a wealthy Jewish family,
the younger sister of Howard Nemerov, who served as United States Poet
Laureate on two separate occasions. She attended the Fieldston School for
Ethical Culture.
She fell in love with future actor Allan Arbus at age 14, and married him in
1941, soon after turning 18, despite her parents' objections. When her husband
began training as a photographer for the US Army, he shared his lessons with
Diane. As a husband-wife team, the Arbuses became successful in the fashion
world. As Diane began to take her own photographs, she took formal lessons with
Lisette Model at The New School in New York. Edward Steichen's noted photo
exhibit, The Family of Man, included a photograph credited to the couple.
Together the Arbuses had two daughters, photographer Amy Arbus and writer and
art director Doon Arbus. Allan and Diane Arbus had separated by 1959.
Name: Diane Nemerov
Born: 14 March 1923 New York City
Died: 26 July 1971 Greenwich Village
Diane Arbus (March 14, 1923 - July 26, 1971) was an American photographer, noted
for her portraits of people on the fringes of society, such as transvestites,
dwarfs, giants, prostitutes, and ordinary citizens in unconventional poses and
settings.
Diane Arbus (nee Nemerov) was born in New York City into a wealthy Jewish family,
the younger sister of Howard Nemerov, who served as United States Poet
Laureate on two separate occasions. She attended the Fieldston School for
Ethical Culture.
She fell in love with future actor Allan Arbus at age 14, and married him in
1941, soon after turning 18, despite her parents' objections. When her husband
began training as a photographer for the US Army, he shared his lessons with
Diane. As a husband-wife team, the Arbuses became successful in the fashion
world. As Diane began to take her own photographs, she took formal lessons with
Lisette Model at The New School in New York. Edward Steichen's noted photo
exhibit, The Family of Man, included a photograph credited to the couple.
Together the Arbuses had two daughters, photographer Amy Arbus and writer and
art director Doon Arbus. Allan and Diane Arbus had separated by 1959.