Diane Arbus

gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and editioned 39/75 by Doon Arbus, the photographer's daughter, in ink and stamped on the reverse, 1970, printed posthumously by Neil Selkirk  

Diane Arbus: Revelations (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2003), p. 243

This gelatin silver print is in generally good condition. In raking light, sharp handling creases, which may break the emulsion intermittently, are visible in the left and lower portions of the image. The upper right margin edge and corner have a few minor handling creases. On the reverse of the print, the Estate Copyright stamp is annotated 19'72' in ink. Also on the reverse, 'RMG# A9007.061 - D' is annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil. A crease along the lower left edge is only visible on the reverse of the print.
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