Man at a Parade on Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C.
Artist
Diane Arbus
(American, 1923 - 1971)
Date1969; printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 3/8 × 14 1/4 inches (36.51 × 36.2 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 inches (50.48 × 40.32 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 inches (50.48 × 40.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2010.63.1
SignedOn sheet verso, top, stamped in black ink with black pen: " A Diane Arbus photograph 27/75 / title MAN AT A PARADE ON FIFTH / AVENUE NYC 1969 / print by NEIL BELKIRK / Doon Arbus [signature]".
InscribedOn sheet verso, top, stamped in black ink with black pen: "Copyright © 1972 / The Estate of Diane Arbus".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, stamped in black ink: "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / This image may not be reproduced in any / way whatsoever without written permission / from The Estate of Diane Arbus.";
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "RMG#A8809.201-0", "OA410X".
Edition/State/Proofed. 27/75
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a bald man in a trench coat, holding a black hat over his chest as he stands on a city sidewalk.Gallery LabelA single man stands holding his hat over his heart—a solemn gesture of respect, but for what,
we do not know. Diane Arbus simply titled this work Man at a Parade, leaving us to imagine the scene taking place on the street directly behind her, and to wonder why the man is so alone in one of the busiest cities in America.
we do not know. Diane Arbus simply titled this work Man at a Parade, leaving us to imagine the scene taking place on the street directly behind her, and to wonder why the man is so alone in one of the busiest cities in America.
Christie's New York, Photographs, lot 244, October 7, 2010;
Purchased from Christie's by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2010;
Given by the Hall Family foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
Purchased from Christie's by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2010;
Given by the Hall Family foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
Copyright© Estate of Diane Arbus LLC
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