In 1969, the Metropolitan Museum of Art agreed to buy three photographs by Diane Arbus, for seventy-five dollars each.
Wiser counsels prevailed, however, and a few months later the museum decided to take only two. Why splurge?
The Museum of Modern Art was more daring; in 1964, it had acquired seven Arbus photos, including
“Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C.” Not until the aftermath of Arbus’s death, however, in 1971, and the retrospective of her work at moma the following year.
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Wiser counsels prevailed, however, and a few months later the museum decided to take only two. Why splurge?
The Museum of Modern Art was more daring; in 1964, it had acquired seven Arbus photos, including
“Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C.” Not until the aftermath of Arbus’s death, however, in 1971, and the retrospective of her work at moma the following year.
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