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Diane Arbus: In the Beginning

January 21 – April 30, 2017

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Presented by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

Presented by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

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Bringing together over 100 photographs from this formative period, many on display for the first time, "diane arbus: in the beginning" offers fresh insights into the distinctive vision of this iconic American photographer.

14 Artworks

The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Lady on a bus, N.Y.C., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Boy stepping off the curb, N.Y.C. , 1957-1958

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Kid in a hooded jacket aiming a gun, N.Y.C., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Taxicab driver at the wheel with two passengers, N.Y.C., 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Woman on the street with her eyes closed, N.Y.C., 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Fire Eater at a carnival, Palisades Park, N.J., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Female impersonator holding long gloves, Hempstead, L.I., 1959

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Jack Dracula at a bar, New London, Conn., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Man in hat, trunks, socks and shoes, Coney Island, N.Y. , 1960

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Woman with white gloves and a pocket book, N.Y.C. , 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Elderly woman whispering to her dinner partner, Grand Opera Ball, N.Y.C., 1959

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Girl with a pointy hood and white schoolbag at the curb, N.Y.C. , 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Stripper with bare breasts sitting in her dressing room, Atlantic City, N.J., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

14 Artworks:

The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Jack Dracula at a bar, New London, Conn., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Woman with white gloves and a pocket book, N.Y.C. , 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Fire Eater at a carnival, Palisades Park, N.J., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Female impersonator holding long gloves, Hempstead, L.I., 1959

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Man in hat, trunks, socks and shoes, Coney Island, N.Y. , 1960

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Taxicab driver at the wheel with two passengers, N.Y.C., 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Elderly woman whispering to her dinner partner, Grand Opera Ball, N.Y.C., 1959

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Stripper with bare breasts sitting in her dressing room, Atlantic City, N.J., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Lady on a bus, N.Y.C., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Boy stepping off the curb, N.Y.C. , 1957-1958

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Kid in a hooded jacket aiming a gun, N.Y.C., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Woman on the street with her eyes closed, N.Y.C., 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Girl with a pointy hood and white schoolbag at the curb, N.Y.C. , 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

The Backwards Man in his hotel room, N.Y.C., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Boy stepping off the curb, N.Y.C. , 1957-1958

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Taxicab driver at the wheel with two passengers, N.Y.C., 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Girl with a pointy hood and white schoolbag at the curb, N.Y.C. , 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Female impersonator holding long gloves, Hempstead, L.I., 1959

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Woman with white gloves and a pocket book, N.Y.C. , 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Fire Eater at a carnival, Palisades Park, N.J., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Lady on a bus, N.Y.C., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Man in hat, trunks, socks and shoes, Coney Island, N.Y. , 1960

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Woman on the street with her eyes closed, N.Y.C., 1956

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Stripper with bare breasts sitting in her dressing room, Atlantic City, N.J., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Jack Dracula at a bar, New London, Conn., 1961

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Kid in a hooded jacket aiming a gun, N.Y.C., 1957

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Elderly woman whispering to her dinner partner, Grand Opera Ball, N.Y.C., 1959

"diane arbus: in the beginning" at SFMOMA, San Francisco

Presented by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

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