Diane Arbus: Cruel, or Kind?

Diane Arbus: Cruel, or Kind?

Diane Arbus was a photographer who went from (in her early career) taking pictures of glamorous models for fashion magazines to taking pictures of “freaks” later in her career (little people, giants, transvestites, the mentally disabled.) This is the term she used, not mine. She committed suicide in 1971.

Write a minimum of six paragraphs (6-7 sentences each) telling me if you think that she was “making ambassadors” of the “freaks” that she photographed, or if she was being mean and exploitative. She said that she was “shining a light on people that society looks past.” Google her work, and look at the attached Power Point presentation. Does her work look kind, or cruel? Choose at least three of her photographs (with titles in italics and dates) to support your thesis.

Six paragraphs minimum (6-7 sentences per paragraph), Times New Roman, 12 point, black, double spaced. Be sure to attach scholarly sources as links at the bottom of your paper.

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