Statue of Diane Arbus Installed in Central Park

[CMoore]

You're right. From what I have read, she always corrected people when they mispronounced her name. They are using the standard American English pronunciation. She (and probably her parents 0r at least one of them) preferred the French pronunciation.

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Gee Whiz, you would think the people behind the creation of the statue would know that, but maybe the correct pronunciation is unimportant........esoteric.?

 

[Sirius Glass]

You're right. From what I have read, she always corrected people when they mispronounced her name. They are using the standard American English pronunciation. She (and probably her parents 0r at least one of them) preferred the French pronunciation.

It was her name and she could pronounce it anyway she wanted.

 

[Arthurwg]

Why not a better NY photographer? Stieglitz...Penn....Avedon...or the most representative ...though that one may never have ventured anywhere without his famous whip..

I assumed that you were talking about "craft" as per Striglitz, Penn and Avalon. Clearly they had better craft than Arbus. Yes, they also had great ideas, but Arbus's choice of subject matter and the treatment of those subjects set her apart.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I assumed that you were talking about "craft" as per Striglitz, Penn and Avalon. Clearly they had better craft than Arbus. Yes, they also had great ideas, but Arbus's choice of subject matter and the treatment of those subjects set her apart.

What about WeeGee?

 

[Pieter12]

What about WeeGee?

See post 35.

 

[AgX]

Much more interesting than the discusson so far I find the fact that the sculpture is paid with private money and that it is, at least for moment, mobile.

 

[jtk]

Seems like few here have actually seen her work.

My impression is that she was interested in "outsider" themes and was able to gain formal, direct access to subjects who were usually hidden from public view. She photographed a few twins by appointment. She evidently was a hard-working, dedicated person.