A young waitress at a nudist camp, N.J., 1963

細節

DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971)
A young waitress at a nudist camp, N.J., 1963
gelatin silver print, printed circa 1967
signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Dear Valentina that was such a nice note you sent me once and I would really like you to see the show (Museum of Modern Art Main Floor West Wing) called 'New Documents' a third of which is mine. Please do go. Diane' in ink (on the verso)
3 x 2 7/8in. (7.6 x 7.3cm.)

來源

Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1988, lot 55

出版

Random House, Diane Arbus Revelations, p. 72

拍品專文

Valentina Livitnoff was an instructor of modern dance in New York. Arbus refers to the 1967 exhibition 'New Documents' at The Museum of Modern Art which included her work alongside that of Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander. This was the only major museum exhibition mounted during her lifetime.