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Also Known As Diane Nemerov
Born March 14, 1923 • New York City • New York
Died July 26, 1971 (aged 48) • New York City • New York

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Diane Arbus sits at a table holding a large vintage camera, looking to the side, in a black and white portrait taken in a New York Automat around 1968.
A visitor stands closely viewing a framed black-and-white portrait by Diane Arbus, showing a person with curlers in their hair and holding a cigarette.
A person in glasses examines a strip of film in a darkroom. Overlaid text reads "What's the point of film photography?" with "film photography?" highlighted in blue.
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