Amy Arbus
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Amy Arbus is a New York City
based photographer and is the daughter of actor Allan Arbus
and photographer Diane Arbus
, and the sister of writer and journalist Doon Arbus
.
Arbus teaches portraiture at the International Center of Photography
, Anderson Ranch and the Fine Arts Work Center
.
Arbus is the author of several photo books. During the 1980s, she had a monthly page that appeared in the Village Voice's style section. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker
, Vanity Fair
, Rolling Stone
, Architectural Digest
, and The New York Times Magazine
.
Arbus' most recent book, Amy Arbus: The Fourth Wall was published in April 2008. The New Yorker calls it her "masterpiece"http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2008/05/19/080519gonb_GOAT_notebook_als On the Street was published in September 2006. Her other books include The Inconvenience of Being Born (1999) and No Place Like Home (1986).
Her photographs are a part of the collection of the New York Public Library
and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In a talk at UCLA's Hammer Museum, Arbus described her reluctance to become a photographer and her years studying at the Berklee College of Music
and hanging out with The Cars
(then still unknown), before studying at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
based photographer and is the daughter of actor Allan Arbus
Allan Arbus
Allan Arbus is an American actor notable for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on the television series M*A*S*H.-Early life:...
and photographer Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971) was an American photographer and writer noted for black-and-white square photographs of "deviant and marginal people or of people whose normality seems ugly or surreal." A friend said that Arbus said that she was "afraid.....
, and the sister of writer and journalist Doon Arbus
Doon Arbus
Doon Arbus, , daughter of actor Allan Arbus and the late photographer Diane Arbus, is a writer and journalist. Her sister, Amy Arbus, is a photojournalist...
.
Arbus teaches portraiture at the International Center of Photography
International Center of Photography
The International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
, Anderson Ranch and the Fine Arts Work Center
Fine Arts Work Center
The Fine Arts Work Center is a non-profit enterprise devoted to encouraging the growth and development of emerging visual artists and writers through residency programs, to the propagation of aesthetic values and experience, and to the restoration of the year-round vitality of the historic art...
.
Arbus is the author of several photo books. During the 1980s, she had a monthly page that appeared in the Village Voice's style section. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest is an American monthly magazine. Its principal subject is interior design, not — as the name of the magazine might suggest — architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920, by the Knapp family, who sold it in 1993...
, and The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
.
Arbus' most recent book, Amy Arbus: The Fourth Wall was published in April 2008. The New Yorker calls it her "masterpiece"http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2008/05/19/080519gonb_GOAT_notebook_als On the Street was published in September 2006. Her other books include The Inconvenience of Being Born (1999) and No Place Like Home (1986).
Her photographs are a part of the collection of the New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In a talk at UCLA's Hammer Museum, Arbus described her reluctance to become a photographer and her years studying at the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
and hanging out with The Cars
The Cars
The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
(then still unknown), before studying at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
.