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Arbus

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Ar·bus  (ärbs), Diane 1923-1971.
American photographer best known for her portraits of prostitutes, transvestites, persons with physical deformities, and other unconventional subjects.
Arbus [ˈɑːbəs]
n
(Biographies / Arbus, Diane (1923-1971) F, US, ARTS AND CRAFTS: photographer) Diane, original name Diane Nemerov. 1923-71, US photographer, noted esp for her portraits of vagrants, dwarfs, transvestites, etc.


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After being honored along with such American masters as Dianne Arbus, Larry Clark, Richard Avedon, Robert Frank, and Ryan McGinley, he returned to Long Beach, Call for the premiere of Suffer the Joy.
Cops suck by Swenson, Eric / Thrasher
Would that the two could provide the same balance for their latest effort, Fur, which eschews a straight-ahead biography of Diane Arbus in favor of a fantasy in which the noted photographer (played by Nicole Kidman) meets a fur-covered neighbor (Robert Downey Jr.
Problem hair by Buchanan, Kyle / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Filmmakers have been wanting a crack at the story of outsider photographer Diane Arbus for years, and after watching Steven Shainberg's grinding, well-meaning failure, ``Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus,'' you can't help but wish that someone like Todd Solondz or David Lynch had gotten the job instead.
`FUR' IN NEED OF A MUCH HEAVIER COAT OF FREAKINESS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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