Masters of Photography Diane Arbus Part 1

In 1967, when the Museum of Modern Art in New York City presented New Documents a major exhibition of the personal visions of several photographers the surprise of the show was the work of Diane Arbus. On her own, against the advice of many friends, she had pursued her documentation of people on the fringes of society, and the astonishing in the commonplace. Suddenly she was famous, with students and imitators. By 1972 her work was everywhere, and was featured at the Venice Biennale, where it became, br, br,