Female impersonator holding a blonde wig, N.Y.C.

Diane Arbus American

1959

Not on view

Artwork Details

Overview

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Provenance

Title: Female impersonator holding a blonde wig, N.Y.C.
Artist: Diane Arbus (American, New York 1923–1971 New York)
Date: 1959
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 8 7/8 × 6 1/8 in. (22.6 × 15.5 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, 2022
Object Number: 2022.477.3
Curatorial Department: Photographs

More Artwork

By Diane Arbus

In the same medium

From the same time and place

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Woman with bangs, N.Y.C., Diane Arbus American, Gelatin silver print — Woman with bangs, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus
1961

Couple in their living room hugging, Diane Arbus American, Gelatin silver print — Couple in their living room hugging
Diane Arbus
1971

[Diane Arbus Typewritten Letter to Stewart Stern]

Diane Arbus

Stewart Stern

ca. August–September 1968

[Diane Arbus Self-Portrait in an Automated Photobooth]

Diane Arbus

ca. 1965

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.