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QUAINTNESS OF THE RECENT PAST NO.19

Photographer unknown (to me); subjects ditto

4 comments:

  1. Hi Michael,

    this is by Diane Arbus - a cracking photo from a series set in new York 1963 (including the famous boy holding a grenade shot)

    That photo is here (scroll down) along with a few others

    Cheers,

    Matt

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  2. When I say here, I mean

    http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/dianearbus

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    1. Thanks, Matt. Now you've pointed it out, of course, it seems very Diane Arbus. She did like to shrink people, didn't she?

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  3. There's a touch of the Amy Winehouse about that girl, kind of tough and curious too. Could almost be Amy's grandma!

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