Diane Arbus is one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century, an influential figure whose compellingly honest style of photography paved the way for the work of contemporary photographers and artists.
ARTIST ROOMS comprises of 69 black-and-white photographs from across Arbus’s career, including both her earliest work in 35mm and her characteristic square-format images, and ranging from her best-known portraits to rarely-seen images.
LIST OF WORKS
| Title | Accession No. |
| Fire Eater at a Carnival, Palisades Park, N.J. 1956 | AR00517 |
| 42nd Street Movie Theater Audience, N.Y.C 1958 | AR00518 |
| Fat Girl Yawning | AR00567 |
| Clouds on Screen at a Drive-In, N.J. | AR00568 |
| Child Teasing Another, NYC | AR00569 |
| Siamese Twins in a Carnival Tent, N.J. 1961 | AR00519 |
| Nancy Bellamy’s Bedroom, N.Y.C. 1961 | AR00520 |
| Two Female Impersonators Backstage, N.Y.C 1961 | AR00521 |
| Jack Dracula, the Marked Man, N.Y.C. | AR00570 |
| Headless Woman N.Y.C. | AR00571 |
| Headless Man N.Y.C. | AR00572 |
| The Backwards Man in his Hotel Room N.Y.C. | AR00573 |
| A House on a Hill, Hollywood, Cal. 1962 | AR00516 |
| The Human Pincushion, Ronald C. Harrison, N.J. 1962 | AR00522 |
| Three Boys at a Baseball Game in Central Park, N.Y.C |
AR00523 |
| Child with a Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1962 | AR00524 |
| Retired Man and his Wife at Home in a Nudist Camp One Morning, N.J. 1963 | AR00510 |
| Xmas Tree in a Living Room, in Levittown 1963 | AR00515 |
| Teenage Couple on Hudson Street, N.Y.C 1963 | AR00525 |
| A Young Waitress at a Nudist Camp, N.J. 1963 | AR00526 |
| A Husband and Wife in the Woods at a Nudist Camp, N.J. 1963 |
AR00527 |
| Burlesque Comedienne in her Dressing Room, Atlantic City, N.J. 1963 | AR00528 |
| Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th Street, N.Y.C. 1963 | AR00529 |
| Jewish Couple Dancing, N.Y.C. 1963 | AR00534 |
| Santas at the Santa Claus School, Albion, N.Y. 1964 | AR00530 |
| A Flower Girl at a Wedding, Conn. 1964 | AR00531 |
| Lady Bartender at Home with a Souvenir Dog, New Orleans. LA. 1964 | AR00532 |
| Bishop by the Sea, Santa Barbara, Cal. 1964 | AR00533 |
| Tattooed Lady with a Dog, Philadelphia, PA | AR00574 |
| Mrs. T. Charlton Henry in an Evening Gown, Philadelphia, Pa. 1965 | AR00535 |
| Girl in a Watch Cap, N.Y.C. 1965 |
AR00536 |
| Young Man and His Pregnant Wife in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C 1965 | AR00537 |
| Woman with a Locket in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C. 1965 | AR00538 |
| Puerto Rican Women with a Beauty Mark, N.Y.C. 1965 | AR00540 |
| Two Friends at Home, N.Y.C. 1965 | AR00545 |
| Two Friends in the Park, N.Y.C. 1965 | AR00546 |
| A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street, N.Y.C. 1966 | AR00509 |
| A Young Brooklyn Family going for a Sunday Outing, N.Y.C. 1966 | AR00512 |
| Woman in Rose Hat, N.Y.C. 1966 |
AR00539 |
| Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J. 1967 | AR00506 |
| Boy with a Straw Hat Waitling to March in Pro-War Parade, N.Y.C. 1967 | AR00507 |
| Patriotic Young Man with a Flag, N.Y.C. 1967 | AR00541 |
| A Child Crying, N.J. 1967 | AR00542 |
| Masked Man at a Ball, N.Y.C. 1967 | AR00543 |
| A Family on their Lawn One Sunday in Westchester, N.Y.C 1966 | AR00513 |
| Superstar at Home, N.Y.C. 1968 | AR00544 |
| Naked Man Being a Woman N.Y.C. 1968 |
AR00547 |
| A Very Young Baby, N.Y.C. 1968 | AR00548 |
| Topless Dancer in her Dressing Room, San Francisco, Cal. 1968 | AR00549 |
| Four People at a Gallery Opening, N.Y.C. 1968 | AR00550 |
| Girl Sitting on Her Bed with Her Shirt Off, N.Y.C. 1968 | AR00551 |
| Jorge Luis Borges in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1969 | AR00552 |
| Man at a Parade on Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C 1969 | AR00553 |
| Elderly Couple on a Park Bench, N.Y.C. 1969 | AR00554 |
| Five Children in a Common Room, N.J. 1969 |
AR00559 |
| A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, N.Y. 1970 | AR00508 |
| Mexican Dwarf in his Hotel Room, N.Y.C 1970 | AR00511 |
| The King and Queen of a Senior Citizens' Dance, N.Y.C 1970 | AR00514 |
| Albino Sword Swallower at a Carnival, Md. 1970 | AR00555 |
| Two Men Dancing at a Drag Ball, N.Y.C. 1970 | AR00556 |
| Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Md. 1970 | AR00557 |
| Woman in a Floppy Hat, N.Y.C. 1970 | AR00558 |
| Masked Woman in a Wheelchair, Pa. 1970 | AR00560 |
| Untitled (7) 1970-71 | AR00561 |
| Untitled (6) 1970-71 | AR00562 |
| Untitled (14) 1970-71 | AR00563 |
| Untitled (25) 1970-71 | AR00564 |
| Untitled (19) 1970-71 | AR00565 |
| Untitled (1) 1970-71 | AR00566 |
Copyright permission has not yet been obtained to reproduce images of all works in the ARTIST ROOMS collection. All the above Arbus photographs are reproduced in the following monographs: Diane Arbus Revelations, Jonathan Cape, London, 2003; Diane Arbus, Aperture, New York, 1997 (2nd edition); Diane Arbus Magazine Work, Aperture, New York, 1984. These books are available from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Library.
