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Image Not Available for Female impersonator with jewels, N.Y.C., 1958.
Female impersonator with jewels, N.Y.C., 1958.
Image Not Available for Female impersonator with jewels, N.Y.C., 1958.

Female impersonator with jewels, N.Y.C., 1958.

Creator Diane Arbus (American, 1923 - 1971)
Date1958; printed 1958-1960
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Image: 23.5 × 15.2 cm (9 1/4 × 6 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sandra Simpson, 2016
Object number2016/574
Place DepictedNew York City, New York, United States
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Female impersonator with blonde wig and arching eyebrows, N.Y.C., 1958.
Female impersonator with blonde wig and arching eyebrows, N.Y.C., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed later
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonators’ dressing room, N.Y.C., 1958.
Female impersonators’ dressing room, N.Y.C., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed later
Photograph
Image Not Available for Blonde female impersonator in mirror with mouth ajar, N.Y.C., 1958.
Blonde female impersonator in mirror with mouth ajar, N.Y.C., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed 1958-1960
Photograph
Image Not Available for Blonde female impersonator with a beauty mark in mirror, N.Y.C., 1958.
Blonde female impersonator with a beauty mark in mirror, N.Y.C., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed 1958-1960
Photograph
Image Not Available for Blonde female impersonator reclining in mirror, N.Y.C., 1958.
Blonde female impersonator reclining in mirror, N.Y.C., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed later
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonator on stage as a flapper girl, N.Y.C., 1958.
Female impersonator on stage as a flapper girl, N.Y.C., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed 1958-1960
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonators in mirrors, N.Y.C., 1958.
Female impersonators in mirrors, N.Y.C., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed later
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonator holding long gloves, Hempstead, L.I., 1958.
Female impersonator holding long gloves, Hempstead, L.I., 1958.
Diane Arbus
1958; printed 1958-1960
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonator holding a blonde wig, N.Y.C., 1959.
Female impersonator holding a blonde wig, N.Y.C., 1959.
Diane Arbus
1959; printed 1959-1961
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonator standing in wig, make-up, and half open kimono, N.Y.C., 1961.
Female impersonator standing in wig, make-up, and half open kimono, N.Y.C., 1961.
Diane Arbus
1961; printed 1961-1962
Photograph
Image Not Available for Two female impersonators in doorway, N.Y.C., 1962.
Two female impersonators in doorway, N.Y.C., 1962.
Diane Arbus
1962; printed 1962-1963
Photograph
Image Not Available for Bejeweled female impersonator smiling in a mirror, N.Y.C., 1959.
Bejeweled female impersonator smiling in a mirror, N.Y.C., 1959.
Diane Arbus
1959; printed 1959-1960
Photograph
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