Blaze Starr in her living room, Baltimore, Md.

Diane Arbus American

Printer Neil Selkirk American, born England

Person in Photograph Blaze Starr American

1964, printed later

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Blaze Starr in her living room, Baltimore, Md.
Artist: Diane Arbus (American, New York 1923–1971 New York)
Printer: Neil Selkirk (American, born England, 1947)
Person in Photograph: Blaze Starr (American, Wilsondale, West Virginia 1932–2015 Wilsondale, West Virginia)
Date: 1964, printed later
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 37.1 × 37.1 cm (14 5/8 × 14 5/8 in.);
Sheet: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Neil Selkirk, 2012
Object Number: 2012.552.12
Rights and Reproduction: © The Estate of Diane Arbus
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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