Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most original and influential artists of the twentieth century. Arbus's depictions of couples, children, female impersonators, nudists, New York City pedestrians, suburban families, circus performers, and celebrities, among others, span the breadth of the postwar American social sphere and constitute a diverse and singularly compelling portrait of humanity.
""Without any transactional nature to the interaction, Arbus was able to connect to a certain humaneness... the images, even in their unbelievably untouched form, feel like one has stumbled upon something intimate""-- ""STIRworld"" The Guardian gives Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum five-starts, noting Diane Arbus was a ""genius"" photographer whose unique eye could truthfully capture the essence of her sitters and surroundings in utterly memorable, writing, ""it is ugliness she finds all around her, and it scratches at her soul.""--Jonathan Jones ""The Guardian""