Diane Arbus (Diane Nemerov) was born on March 14, 1923 in New York. Her parents owned a famous department store, meaning her family was pretty wealthy. She married at the age of 18 and gave birth to her first daughter, Doon, 4 years afterwards. their second daughter was born 9 years later.
She mainly took photographs of people with intellectual disabilities, or what she called freaks. These pictures were taken with the people knowing, and also sometimes when they did not know. The picture above is one of her most famous photographs. When you first look at it, you get a feeling of panic (or at least I do). You think, "why does this kid have a grenade and how could she get so close to him that is dangerous?". The kid also looks pretty maniacal. When I did more research about the picture I found out it was a toy grenade and the picture was taken in Central Park. I like this photo because I think it confuses and scares a lot of people at first sight.
Diane committed suicide on July 26, 1971. at the age of 48. She had depression episodes that probably led her to do this during her life.
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