The ‘Mexican dwarf’ leans comfortably against a bedside table and smiles at Arbus’s camera. Although he appears to be naked apart from a towel and a hat, he seems relaxed and composed in front of the photographer. Much like the apron of the waitress in the nudist camp, the fact that he chooses to wear a hat – an accessory that does nothing to cover his nakedness – emphasises his nudity. Arbus liked to photograph people in their most intimate spaces and often managed to convince her subjects to pose for her in their homes or bedrooms or, as here, even in their beds, forcing the viewer ‘up close’ to her subjects.