Summary
‘Fascinating… A compelling biography…valuable in its insights into the cultural history of the 50s and 60s as well as its understanding of the special place Arbus occupies in it.’ - Washington Post Book World
Diane Arbus’s startling photographic images of dwarfs, twins, transvestites, and freaks seemed from the first to redefine both the normal and the abnormal in our lives; they were already becoming part of the iconography of the age when Arbus committed suicide in 1971. Arbus herse…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099470366 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099470365 |
| Author: | Patricia Bosworth |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2005 |
| Weight: | 277g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An excellent biography
“A biography that seems to have more than enough material for several art legends. Patricia Bosworth has created a spellbinding portrait” New York Magazine “Sensitive…detailed…balanced” New York Times “An excellent biography” Times Literary Supplement “A biography that seems to have more than enough material for several art legends. Patricia Bosworth has created a spellbinding portrait” New York Magazine “A spirited biography ” Time
About The Author
Patricia Bosworth
Patricia Bosworth is an American journalist and biographer. She has written frequently for the New York Times and Vanity Fair and is the author of:
- Montgomery Clift: A Biography (1978)
- Anything Your Little Heart Desires: An American Family Story (1997)
- Marlon Brando: A Biography (2000)
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