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Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971). <em>A Very Thin Man in Central Park, N.Y.C.</em>, 1961. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, 2019.49.1 (Photo: Image courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, CUR.2019.49.1_FraenkelGallery_photograph.jpg)
Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971). A Very Thin Man in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1961. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, 2019.49.1 (Photo: Image courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, CUR.2019.49.1_FraenkelGallery_photograph.jpg)
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A Very Thin Man in Central Park, N.Y.C.

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ARTIST Diane Arbus, American, 1923–1971
PRINTER Neil Selkirk, American, born 1947
MEDIUM Gelatin silver print
DATES 1961
DIMENSIONS sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Photography
ACCESSION NUMBER 2019.49.1
CREDIT LINE Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971). A Very Thin Man in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1961. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, 2019.49.1 (Photo: Image courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, CUR.2019.49.1_FraenkelGallery_photograph.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.2019.49.1_FraenkelGallery_photograph.jpg. Image courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, 2019
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Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971). <em>A Very Thin Man in Central Park, N.Y.C.</em>, 1961. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, 2019.49.1 (Photo: Image courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, CUR.2019.49.1_FraenkelGallery_photograph.jpg)

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