Diane ArbusDiane Arbus was a distinguished American photographer widely known for her black-and-white images of people such as dwarfs and giants, mentally retarded individuals, triplets, transvestites, and nudists. He traveled around the city, photographing those who lived on the margins of society. She was fascinated by people who were clearly creating their own identities. Diane Arbus was born Diane Nemerov to a wealthy Jewish family in New York City on March 14, 1923. She was the second of three children, including her older brother Howard Nemerov, an award-winning poet, and her younger sister Renee Sparkia, who became a sculptor and designer. His father, David Nemerov, was a very successful businessman. He married Gertrude Russek, whose family had started the Russek's fur store which later became Russek's of Fifth Avenue under David's management. At the age of fourteen Diane met Allan Arbus, who was nineteen, working in Russek's art department. They became deeply involved in each other and fell in love. Although her parents did not approve of their relationship, Diane and Allan continued to meet in secret for the next four or five years. Shortly after Diane turned 18, they were married by a rabbi on April 10, 1941. Faced with reality, her parents gave their blessing to the marriage. They were married for twenty-eight years and had two children Doon and Amy Arbus. Although Diane and Allan separated after nineteen years, Allan continued to be an emotional support in her life. It was Allan who introduced Diane to photography, when her father gave the couple their first job taking advertising photographs for his shop. Allan always encouraged Diane to take her own photos and express her creativity, but she grew to hate the world of fashion photography and began... middle of paper... ntral Park, 1962, Dressing Room of Female Impersonators , New York 1958 and the identical twins, Roselle, NJ, 1967. Arbus attempted to make a living from magazines while following her own style and interests, and to some extent succeeded. However, she suffered from depression, needed money in her job, and committed suicide in her apartment on July 26, 1971. In conclusion, although Arbus received a lot of public attention and was criticized for being exploitative, she changed the way the world viewed women. photographs. He created a unique representation of the city with his unusual images, showing the world how crazy and beautiful the people of New York were in the 50s and 60s. Works Cited http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/magazine /arbus-reconsidered.htmlhttp://www.biography.com/people/diane-arbus-9187461Http://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ biograpy/arbus.html