A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, New York
A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, New York

© The Estate of Diane Arbus LLC

A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, New York
A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, New York

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A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, New York,

1970

Diane Arbus, 1923–1971; born New York, NY; died New York
x1975-96.10
Arbus distinguished herself by photographing subjects that had previously been ignored by most photographers, such as carnival people, transvestites, and people with mental disabilities. Of her subjects, Arbus said, "Most people go through life dreading they’ll have a traumatic experience. [These people] were born with their trauma. They’ve already passed their test in life. They’re aristocrats." She respected her subjects and spent time with them before taking their pictures. The result is a group of photographs that both ask the viewer to confront the subjects directly and define Arbus as a photographer.

Information

Title
A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, New York
Dates

1970

Maker
Diane Arbus
Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 37.8 x 38.1 cm. (14 7/8 x 15 in.)
sheet: 50.5 x 40.7 cm. (19 7/8 x 16 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920, Fund

Object Number
x1975-96.10
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, Bronx, New York

Inscription

Inscribed and signed in ink, lower: This is Eddie Carmel, a jewish [sic] giant, with his parents in the living room of their home in the Bronx N.Y. 1970 / Diane Arbus

In graphite, verso top left: [upside down] 15 [encircled] / 16 Sec / 3.15

Marks/Labels/Seals

Stamped, verso top left: This print is part of a limited edition portfolio of / ten Diane Arbus photographs. 39//50 [written in ink]

Stamped, verso top center: Not to be reproduced in any way without / written permission from Doon Arbus.

Stamped, verso right: A Diane Arbus photograph / title A JEWISH GIANT AT HOME WITH HIS PARENTS / IN THE BRONX, N.Y. 1970 [title in ink] / print by NEIL SELKIRK [name in ink] / Doon Arbus [signed in ink]

Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
figures (representations), parents, giants, rooms, men, dwellings, women

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