Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Diane Arbus VIII

Girl in a Shiny Dress, NYC 1967

Another stunning photograph by Ms. Arbus of an attractive young woman in a lovely dress. The fallen strap is so obviously what makes this a Diane Arbus photo. It makes the girl look uncouth, common, out-of-place, and slightly sad. That single thread of cloth transformed an average picture into an extraordinary one. 
 

2 comments:

Cerpts said...

All this and married to Hawkeye Pierce's shrink too!

Star said...

i know!! i just found that out earlier this year. crazy! maybe that's why she married a head shrinker...