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Image Not Available for Two female impersonators at a dressing table, N.Y.C., 1962.
Two female impersonators at a dressing table, N.Y.C., 1962.
Image Not Available for Two female impersonators at a dressing table, N.Y.C., 1962.

Two female impersonators at a dressing table, N.Y.C., 1962.

Creator Diane Arbus (American, 1923 - 1971)
Date1962; printed 1965-1967
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Image: 27.3 × 26 cm (10 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2016
Object number2016/772
Place DepictedNew York City, New York, United States
LocationNot currently on display

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1962; printed 1962-1963
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1958; printed later
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Diane Arbus
1962; printed 1962-1963
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Diane Arbus
1962; printed 1962-1963
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1958; printed later
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Diane Arbus
1959; printed 1959-1961
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Diane Arbus
1962; printed 1962-1964
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Image Not Available for Tattooed female impersonator flanked by two blondes in mirrors, N.Y.C., 1959
Tattooed female impersonator flanked by two blondes in mirrors, N.Y.C., 1959
Diane Arbus
1959; printed 1959-1961
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonator on bed, N.Y.C., 1961.
Female impersonator on bed, N.Y.C., 1961.
Diane Arbus
1961; printed later
Photograph
Image Not Available for Female impersonator holding a blonde wig, N.Y.C., 1959.
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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.
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Diane Arbus
1961; printed 1961-1962
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