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[The king and queen of a senior citizens dance in New York City] / Diane Arbus. – Historic Print

[The king and queen of a senior citizens dance in New York City] / Diane Arbus., [1970] — historic photograph
[The king and queen of a senior citizens dance in New York City] / Diane Arbus., [1970]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [The king and queen of a senior citizens dance in New York City] / Diane Arbus., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[The king and queen of a senior citizens dance in New York City] / Diane Arbus.

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Crowned royalty at a dance for older New Yorkers gives this portrait its unusual mix of pageantry and everyday life. Diane Arbus made it in 1970, when she was drawn to people at the edges of ordinary society and photographed the elderly and outsiders with a direct, unhurried gaze. This print was made in February 1973 by Neil Selkirk, who printed from Arbus's negatives after her death in 1971. Worth noticing is the tension between the paper crowns and formal clothes and the plain, candid faces beneath them, a tension that runs through much of her work.

Created / published[1970]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1970.Group portraits 1970.Photographic prints 1970.
NotesPrint by Neil Selkirk, Feb. 1973.
SubjectsOlder people--New York (State)--New York--1970. Kings--1970. Queens--1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,529 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-141300

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