Circus fat man on a couch, New York City
Circus fat man on a couch, New York City

© The Estate of Diane Arbus LLC

Circus fat man on a couch, New York City
Circus fat man on a couch, New York City

Currently not on view

Circus fat man on a couch, New York City,

1960, printed later

Diane Arbus, 1923–1971; born New York, NY; died New York
2011-159

Information

Title
Circus fat man on a couch, New York City
Dates

1960, printed later

Maker
Diane Arbus
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 21 x 14 cm. (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.) sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm. (14 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel
Object Number
2011-159
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, New York

Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
circuses (performances), men, figures (representations), portraits

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