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Diane Arbus Revelations
by: Diane Arbus

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 770.92
EAN: 9780375506208
ISBN: 0375506209
Label: Random House
Manufacturer: Random House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: September 30, 2003
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: September 30, 2003
Sales Rank: 60829
Studio: Random House

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Diane Arbus redefined the concerns and the range of the art she practiced. Her bold subject matter and photographic approach have established her preeminence in the world of the visual arts. Her gift for rendering strange those things we consider most familiar, and uncovering the familiar within the exotic, enlarges our understanding of ourselves.

Diane Arbus Revelations affords the first opportunity to explore the origins, scope, and aspirations of what is a wholly original force in photography. Arbus’s frank treatment of her subjects and her faith in the intrinsic power of the medium have produced a body of work that is often shocking in its purity, in its steadfast celebration of things as they are. Presenting many of her lesser-known or previously unpublished photographs in the context of the iconic images reveals a subtle yet persistent view of the world.

The book reproduces two hundred full-page duotones of Diane Arbus photographs spanning her entire career, many of them never before seen. It also includes an essay, “The Question of Belief,” by Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and “In the Darkroom,” a discussion of Arbus’s printing techniques by Neil Selkirk, the only person authorized to print her photographs since her death. A 104-page Chronology by Elisabeth Sussman, guest curator of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art show, and Doon Arbus, the artist’s eldest daughter, illustrated by more than three hundred additional images and composed mainly of previously unpublished excerpts from the artist’s letters, notebooks, and other writings, amounts to a kind of autobiography. An Afterword by Doon Arbus precedes biographical entries on the photographer’s friends and colleagues by Jeff L. Rosenheim, associate curator of photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. These texts help illuminate the meaning of Diane Arbus’s controversial and astonishing vision.

Amazon.com Review:
Muscle men, midgets, socialites, circus performers and asylum inmates: in the 1950s and '60s, photographer Diane Arbus (1923-1971) cast her strong eye on them all, capturing them as no one else could. Her documentary-style photos of society's margin-walkers were objective and reverential, while she often portrayed so-called normal people looking far more freakish than the freaks. Her powerful work was well-received in its day. Arbus received Guggenheim Fellowships in 1963 and 1966 and was included in a major show at MOMA in 1967. But her work entered the realm of near-myth after her 1971 suicide.

Posthumously cast as everything from patron saint of the underdog to a crass exploiter of the mentally challenged, Arbus has curiously never had a large retrospective until the show Revelations was organized by Arbus' family and SF MOMA. The accompanying catalogue is an oversized, sumptuous, beautifully printed tome. It includes all of the artist's iconic photographs as well as many that have never been publicly exhibited, including many pages of contact sheets, journal entries, and family snapshots. This work is so strong, it's mind-blowing. The giant in his apartment with his parents looks absolutely regal, his parents sad and confused. Are those crazy people always so happy? And what to make of this moment of extreme tenderness between a dominatrix and her client? This is a book worth hours of your time. --Mike McGonigal

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- Forget Ansel Adams
Diane Arbus is one of the greatest American photographers. This book is fantastic. Lots and lots of photographs, the most popular images right alongside very rare ones, and lots of text, from a detailed biography to the technical aspects of Arbus' photography. The book is a DEAL. $63 is a very reasonable price to pay for the quality of the book but also just pure quantity- I believe it's over 400 pages long. You'll have to buy another book if you want gossip and speculation (eg, rumors that Arbus slept with her subjects)- but, for the most part, this is a fair and objective look at Arbus' life and work. Beautiful photo quality, the book design itself is gorgeous, and the text is interesting and unobtrusive. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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- Top notch.
Amazing book filled with everything and anything you want to know about the late Diane Arbus. The photos are beautiful and the research has been conducted as best can be done. A must have for any fan of Diane Arbus, photography in general, or just amazing human beings with fantastic stories to tell.

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- Diane Arbus Revelations
I purchased this item for a fan of Diane Arbus' photography (who also happens to be a photographer) for a Christmas gift. He was very pleased with the content, the fact that it had photos he was not previously familiar with, as well as it's inclusion of some of the chemical recipes/chemistry she used to develop her prints. He said that it contained encyclopaedic knowledge regarding Diane Arbus and her works that are both known (famous) and unknown (lesser known works)and felt it was well worth the price (being a gift, he doesn't know what it cost me, but it is definitely a good deal). It had copies of several personal letters and many other interesting items. It is a reasonably sized book, nice hardcover binding, arriving in great new condition in a timely manner. Seller was Amazon.com. Diane Arbus Revelations

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- Perfect Introduction to Diane Arbus' Work
Perfect introduction to Diane Arbus' work, fairly large format, good quality prints, and including an unusual approach to her biography.

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