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Photograph © Estate of Diane Arbus
DIANE ARBUS b. March 14, 1923, d. July 26, 1971+ + +The more specific you are, the more general it'll be
The documentary below (in 4 parts) explores the work and ideas of photographer Diane Arbus in her own words as spoken by a close friend. It includes reflections by some of the people who knew her best; daughter Doon Arbus, teacher Lisette Model, colleague Marvin Israel, and then Director of the Museum of Modern Art Photography Department, John Szarkowski, from a PBS 1972 Documentary. Conversation with Alan Cumming and Amy ArbusWho Is Marvin Israel? Trailer
Photograph (c) Tod Papageorge/Courtesy Pace/MacGill, New York
TOD PAPAGEORGE is one of four artists nominated for this year's Deutsche Borse Photography Prize. Originally an English Literature major at the University of New Hampshire, and, since 1979, Yale's Director of Graduate Studies in Photography, he is the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships, two NEA Visual Artists Fellowships, author of important essays and many articles on photography, and a photographer whose work has been collected in major collections all over the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Tod Papageorge's photographs are up for the prestigious 2009 Deutsche Borse Photography Prize now being exhibited at The Photographers Gallery, London. This exhibition runs through April 11, 2009. The Photographers Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies St, London W1F 7LW.
Photograph © Estate of Diane Arbus
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